International Communication examines the profound changes that have taken place and are continuing to take place at an astonishing speed in international media and communication since the beginning of the new millennium Building on the success of the first edition the second edition maps out the expansion of media and telecommunications corporations within the macro-economic context of liberalization deregulation and privatization It then goes on to explore the impact of such growth on audiences in different cultural contexts and from regional national and international perspectives Each chapter contains engaging case studies on topics that exemplify the main concepts and arguments including Al-Jazeera the global reach of Bollywood and the globalization of reality television International Communication Second Edition is essential reading for all communication and media studies Features The only single-authored volume that deals coherently with the complex global political economic and technological contexts in which media and culture operate Fully updated to include developments since the beginning of the new millennium New case studies throughout including the Murdochization of media the Al-Jazeera phenomenon mobile communication and China and global media New pedagogical features including discussion questions suggestions for further reading and notes on key terms
International Communication: Continuity and Change (A Hodder Arnold Publication)
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$60.56 - $79.68
- UPC:
- 9780340888926
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2006-07-28
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-28
- Author:
- Daya Kishan Thussu
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 2