The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and RenewalThis definitive, critical overview of the discipline explains in detail the analytical tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Vincent Mosco defines political economy by its focus on the relationship between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context. |
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... aims to fill a gap by providing a book - length overview of the discipline , its accomplishments , debates , and relationships to other approaches in communication research . It starts with an historical , descrip- tive , and critical ...
... aims to fill a gap by providing a book - length overview of the discipline , its accomplishments , debates , and relationships to other approaches in communication research . It starts with an historical , descrip- tive , and critical ...
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... aim to modify and transform them.17 Keeping these aims in mind , the primary objective is to provide a general grounding in the traditions that inform most political economic analysis so as to prepare for the next chapter , which takes ...
... aim to modify and transform them.17 Keeping these aims in mind , the primary objective is to provide a general grounding in the traditions that inform most political economic analysis so as to prepare for the next chapter , which takes ...
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... aims to uncover the ideological dimensions of economics that present a male - controlled system of work as characteristic and natural.39 One of the central points of attack in recent years is directed against the concept of a ' family ...
... aims to uncover the ideological dimensions of economics that present a male - controlled system of work as characteristic and natural.39 One of the central points of attack in recent years is directed against the concept of a ' family ...
Contents
Mapping the Political Economy of Communication | 17 |
The Political Economy of Communication | 124 |
Rethinking and Renewing the Political Economy | 135 |
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The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco No preview available - 1996 |
The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco No preview available - 1996 |
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