Globalization, Development and the Mass Media

Name: Globalization, Development and the Mass Media
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ISBN: 9780761961628

ISBN-10: 0761961623

ISBN-13: 9780761961628

Edition: 2008

Authors: Colin Sparks

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Development, Globalization and the Mass Media gives a comprehensive and critical account of the theoretical changes in communication studies from the early theories of development communication through to the contemporary critiques of globalization. It examines two main currents of thought. The first: the ways in which the media can be used to effect change and development. It traces the evolution of thinking from attempts to spread 'modernity' by way of using the media through to alternative perspectives based on encouraging participation in development communication. The second: the elaboration of the theory of media imperialism, the criticisms that it provoked and its…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 12/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.50" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction


Communicating Modernity


The Passing of Modernity


Varieties of Participation


Cultural and Media Imperialism


The Failure of the Imperialism Paradigm


Globalization and the Media


The Limits of Globalization


Towards a New Paradigm