Internationalizing Media Theory: Transition, Power, Culture

by John D.H. Downing

Book Overview

Synthesizing approaches from political science, political economy, cultural studies, and communication studies, Internationalizing Media Theory redefines media theory with a broad and comparative framework. Author John Downing first explores the inadequacy of existing media theory, including their tendencies to focus on dominant Western cultures and their avoidance of analyses that explore communication processes in light of the study of power in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803987110
• ISBN13: 9780803987111
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"