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HaroldInnisiswidelyunderstoodastheproponentofthex1cLaurentianschoolx1dofhistoriographywhichmappedCanadiandevelopmentalonganEastx13Westaxis.HaroldInnisandtheNorthturnstheaxisNorthx13SouthbyexaminingInnisx19sintenseandabidinginterestintheNorthandprovidingnewperspectivesonthisseminalx18gureinCanadianpoliticaleconomyandcommunicationstudies.ThiscollectionrevealsthatInnisx19sadvocacyoftheNorthwascloselyboundupwithhisvisionofnorthernCanadaasthesiteofasecondindustrialrevolutionbasedonmininghydro-electricpowerpulpandpaperandenabledbynewformsoftransportation.LongpreoccupiedwithCanadax19scomingofageasabalancedandintegratedindustrialnation-stateInnisgrappledwiththesameissuesabouttheNorthintheCanadiannationthatwearedealingwithtoday.ChaptersexplorethebreadthofInnisx19snorthernactivitiesincludinghisearlystudiesofthefurtradehisbiographyofeighteenth-centuryexplorerandcartographerPeterPondhisreviewessaysontheNorthfortheCanadianHistoricalReviewhisleadershipoftheRockefeller-sponsoredArcticSurveyandhistriptotheSovietUnion.HaroldInnisandtheNorthcraftsanewnarrativeaboutthenatureandscopeofInnisx19sintellectualprojectandprovidesauniqueappreciationofhismulti-facetedprofessionalidentity.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caWilliamJ.BuxtonisprofessorofcommunicationstudiesatConcordiaUniversityandco-editorofHaroldInnisintheNewCentury.DigitaltechnologyhasrevolutionizedmoderntelevisionbutwhatexactlyhaschangedThehistoryofthedigitaltransitionisoneofgreatscientix18cachievementexpensivefailuresandsignix18cantpoliticalandindustrialpowerstruggles.InShutOffGregoryTaylorexaminesthetechnologyinstitutionalplayersandthepoliciesthathaveshapedCanadax19seffortstoswitchfromanaloguetodigitaltelevisionbroadcasting.TaylorshowshowdigitaltelevisionispartofaglobalmediamovementbycomparingtheCanadianexperiencewiththewaysinwhichthedigitaltransitionhasbeenmanagedworldwide.ShutOffisaboutmorethantelevisionx13thedigitaltransitionisalsoaprecursorfornewdevelopmentsinmobiledigitalmedia.Thewirelessspectrumfreedbythemovetodigitaltelevisionisamulti-billiondollarpublicresourcewhoseauctionisimpending.ThebookrevealshowdigitalbroadcastinghasbeenthesiteofdramaticchangeinthepoliticaleconomyofCanadianmediaandquestionsthemarket-drivenprocessthroughwhichthestill-incompletetransitionhasunfolded.Consideringwide-rangingissuessuchasequalaccessandtelevisionasapublicgoodTaylorhighlightspublicandinstitutionalactorsinthepolicyprocesstoprovideananalysisofgovernmentandindustry.SuccinctandinsightfulShutOffisatimelyassessmentofaperiodoftechnologicalandeconomicupheavalinCanadianbroadcasting.GregoryTaylorisapost-doctoralfellowatRyersonUniversity.19MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSJune2013978-0-7735-4167-229.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4164-195.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9368pp9bwphotos1drawing1diagramSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSApril2013978-0-7735-4049-129.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4048-495.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9224pp8tables1mapSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableCOMMUNICATIONSTUDIESCANADIANHISTORYHaroldInnisandtheNorthAppraisalsandContestationseditedbywilliamj.buxtonExploringacelebratedCanadianpoliticaleconomistthroughanorthernlens.COMMUNICATIONSTUDIESPUBLICPOLICYShutOffTheCanadianDigitalTelevisionTransitiongregorytaylorAcriticalanalysisofthemostsignicanttechno-logicalchangeinCanadiantelevisionhistory.