{"product_id":"empire-and-communications-harold-a-innis-9780645594867","title":"Empire and Communications","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire and Communications\u003c\/strong\u003e describes how the evolution of communication and media has shaped the rise and fall of empires. Innis argues that the nature of a society's dominant medium determines its political structure, cultural values, and long-term stability. Durable, time-biased media like parchment and stone ensure tradition and religious continuity, while less permanent space-biased media like papyrus and paper enable control and centralized administration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ancient Sumer and Rome to medieval Europe and the modern era, Innis traces how the shift from oral traditions to written and electronic media has influenced power, knowledge, and the building of empires. He introduces key concepts such as the monopoly of knowledge, the bias of media, and the critical need for balance between time and space in preventing the fall of civilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis foundational work of social history remains essential reading for scholars and readers interested in communication, history, and political economy. The book is based on the original first edition and does not include notes added posthumously in later editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold A. Innis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645594865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645594867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spinebill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.67d","brand":"Harold A. Innis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440773705983,"sku":"9780645594867","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02fc338a-5876-43a4-a5ab-b88697dfd73a.jpg?v=1777184716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-and-communications-harold-a-innis-9780645594867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}