The Global Village

Pg 402 - #5

• Marshall McLuhan came up with the phrase "the global village" as a way to describe the effect of radio in the 1920s in bringing us in faster and more intimate contact with each other that ever before in human experience.

• (McLuhan, Eric.The source of the term, "Global Village“ - http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/mcluhan-studies/v1_iss2/1_2art2.htm)

• Today the term has been broadened to include the speed of travel and communication through the internet.

(Cucci, Joe. 2013 - http://www.rsvlts.com/2013/12/13/4-maps-showing-the-evolution-of-travel-times-in-the-united-states/)

(South Africa Tours and Travel.com - http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/flights-to-south-africa.html)

American Airline – Major Hubs

(American Airlines - http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/programInformation/oneworld/overview.jsp)