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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Primer Questions | |
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| Media from Around the World | |
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| Eight Countries Selected forComparing Media from Around the World | |
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| Limitations and Strengths of the Eight Selected Countries | |
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| BeyondCountryas a Unit of Analysis | |
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| The Importance of Comparing | |
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| A Rhetorical Perspective | |
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| The Organization of Chapters in This Book | |
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| Summary | |
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| Climate of Globalization | |
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| Four Factors Stimulating Globalization | |
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| Criticisms of Globalization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Elements of a Media System | |
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| The Methodological Approach of a System | |
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| Centrality of Media Content | |
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| Using a Rhetorical Perspective to Generate Elements of a Media System | |
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| Elements of a Media System | |
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| Elements of a Media System as a Tree | |
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| Summary | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of the Eight Countries | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of France | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of Sweden (Sverige) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of the UK (United Kingdom) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of the United States of America (USA) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of Meacute;xico (Estados Unidos Meacute;xico, or Mexican United States) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of China (People's Republic of China, or ) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of Ghana (Republic of Ghana) | |
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| Cultural Characteristics of Lebanon (Republic of Lebanon, ornbsp;) | |
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| Comparative Summary | |
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| Philosophies for Media Systems | |
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| Primer Questions | |
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| Authoritarian Philosophy | |
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| Libertarian Philosophy | |
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| Communist Philosophy | |
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| Social Responsibility Philosophy | |
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| Developmental Philosophy | |
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| Democratic-Participant Philosophy | |
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| Comparative Summary | |
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| Regulation of Media | |
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| Primer Questions | |
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| Categories of Regulatory Bodies | |
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| Regulation of Media in the EU (European Union) | |
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| Regulation of Media in France | |
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| Regulation of Media in Sweden | |
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| Regulation of Media in the UK | |
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| Regulation of Media in the USA | |
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| Regulation of Media in Meacute;xico | |
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| Regulation of Media in China | |
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| Regulation of Media in Ghana | |
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| Regulation of Media in Lebanon | |
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| Comparative Summary | |
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| Financing of Media | |
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| Primer Questions | |
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| Methods of Financing | |
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| Financing of Media in France | |
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| Financing of Media in Sweden | |
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