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Harold Innis, an Uncommon card
Harold Adams Innis was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory, and Canadian economic history.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Harold Innis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Harold Innis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Innis has been referred to as the "father of ______ theory" and as the "father of Canadian economic history".
Answer
communications. Innis has been referred to as the "father of communications theory" and as the "father of Canadian economic history". From the Harold Innis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
2020 United States presidential election in Montana. 2020 United States presidential election in Montana 30,000 · Harold Innis 18,000 · Question Time British National Party controversy 7,300 · Edwards Pierrepont 5,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He helped develop the staples thesis, which holds that Canada's culture, political history, and economy have been decisively influenced by the exploitation and export of a series of "staples" such as fur, fish, lumber, wheat, mined metals, and coal.
- The staple thesis dominated economic history in Canada from the 1930s to 1960s, and continues to be a fundamental part of the Canadian political economic tradition.
- Innis has been referred to as the "father of communications theory" and as the "father of Canadian economic history".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Harold Innis article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Harold Innis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : H. James that is a pseudonym for William James Jr. according to City of Toroto Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
