| International Communication and Globalization: A Critical Introduction Contributor(s): Mohammadi, Ali (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761955542 ISBN-13: 9780761955542 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: Communication between nations is being transformed in ways unthinkable even a generation ago. As the pace of this revolution increases so does the need to address the impact of this process on culture and society. International Communication and Globalization provides an essential and timely survey of the area. The contributors trace the development of international communication while also offering new approaches to this complex and rapidly-growing field of media and communication studies. The essays in this volume scrutinize the impact of market relations, deregulation, and technology of the countries of the Third World, as well as the ethics of the global communication industry. This collection offers a range of perspectives on the relationship between the globalization of process and international communication and, as such, makes an important intervention in current debates about media, technology, and society. International Communication and Globalization is an essential resource for all students of communication, media, and international relations. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 302.2 |
| LCCN: 97067416 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Against a background of rapid technological change, the impact of global communication on national cultures and societies has become a dynamic area of critical enquiry. International Communication and Globalization offers a timely overview of the rapidly expanding area of media and communication studies. Leading contributors offer a range of perspectives on the relationship between the process of globalization and international communication. Individual chapters examine the impact of market relations, deregulation and technology of Third World countries, as well as the ethics of the global communications industry. International Communication and Globalization makes an important intervention in |
Contributor Bio(s): Mohammadi, Ali: - Dr Ali Mohammadi is Reader in the Department of English and Media Studies at Nottingham Trent University. He is co-author with Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi, of Small Media, Big Revolution: Communication and Culture and The Iranian Revolution (1994). He is also co-editor of Questioning the Media (1994) CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Oliver Boyd-Barrett University of Leicester Cees Hamelink University of Amsterdam Ralph Negrine University of Leicester John Tomlinson Nottingham Trent University |
