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Essay · 1964

Understanding Media

Marshall McLuhan

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Understanding Media
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Carries modernity forward while giving it a stronger essay expression.

The medium is the message. Media theory that predicted the internet age.

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The medium is the message. Media theory that predicted the internet age.

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