Why Study the Media?

by Roger Silverstone

Book Overview

It′s easy to be snobbish about media culture; the great merit of Roger Silverstone′s book is to make the reader understand just how important that culture is′ - Richard Sennett, New York University

A remarkable book which argues for a new paradigm for the study of the media′ - Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche

A persuasive and sophisticated discussion of the role of the media in modern life at the threshold of the twenty-first century′ - Ellen Seiter, University of California

A very important book, one that moves media theory and argument on at long last. This is an attempt to get people to think differently about the media - not ju

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761964541
• ISBN13: 9780761964544
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"