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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... capitalism itself , save for specific debates on the question of whether capitalism contained an inherent , natural tendency to immiseration . For Marx , capitalism was a system of unprece- dented dynamism , continuously revolutionizing ...
... capitalism itself , save for specific debates on the question of whether capitalism contained an inherent , natural tendency to immiseration . For Marx , capitalism was a system of unprece- dented dynamism , continuously revolutionizing ...
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... capitalism . Capitalism is a material system , not because of what it appears to be , i.e. , a system of things ( of machinery , workplaces , products , etc. ) , but because it contains an historically unique set of social relations ...
... capitalism . Capitalism is a material system , not because of what it appears to be , i.e. , a system of things ( of machinery , workplaces , products , etc. ) , but because it contains an historically unique set of social relations ...
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Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco. attacks the neoclassical defense of capitalism not because it contributes to inequality , but principally because even when capitalism can reduce labor- time , it chooses , obsessively , to opt for ...
Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco. attacks the neoclassical defense of capitalism not because it contributes to inequality , but principally because even when capitalism can reduce labor- time , it chooses , obsessively , to opt for ...
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 |
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