{"product_id":"political-economy-in-the-modern-state-1","title":"Political Economy in the Modern State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Economy in the Modern State \u003c\/i\u003eis Harold Innis’s transitional and, in some respects, his most transformative book. Completed in 1946, it is a collection of fifteen chapters plus a remarkable Preface selected and crafted to address four main themes: the problem of power and peace in the post-War era; the ascent of specialized and mechanized forms of knowledge involving, most particularly, the media, the state, and the academy; the crisis facing civilization and, more generally, the modern penchant for unreflexive short-term thinking in the face of mounting contradictions; and Innis’s growing focus on what would be called media bias.\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new edition, editors Robert E. Babe and Edward A. Comor provide not only a general introduction to Innis’s largely forgotten book but also dedicated introductions to each of its fifteen chapters and a comprehensive index. Together, Babe and Comor demonstrate how Innis’s volume reflects a shift in Innis’s focus, away from analytical relativism towards, instead, a reflexive search for objective truths.","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222310900056,"sku":"9781487503840","price":85.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781487503840__6772d42b6fdf3.jpg?v=1741160121","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/political-economy-in-the-modern-state-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}