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had a very big influence on McLuhan in the sense
that what Innis was doing was recognizing the
fundamental role of communication media in
patterning of social behavior. Innis had taken care
of issues of time and space, Marshall would take
care of issues of sensory modes, sensory
modalities, without forgetting time and space. Innis
was interested in how certain materials would
increase or decrease the spatial control area of a
ruler or social system. So that, stone would be
heavy to carry, but parchment would allow you to
send your emissaries much farther afield, and
hence create much larger empires. And you would
have to keep in touch with regular relays, you