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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... Nature Socialism ( see also Benton , 1989 ) , this position starts from a commitment to both socialism and environmentalism , claiming that only the collectivist and participatory decision - making characteristic of democratic socialism ...
... Nature Socialism ( see also Benton , 1989 ) , this position starts from a commitment to both socialism and environmentalism , claiming that only the collectivist and participatory decision - making characteristic of democratic socialism ...
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... nature of what exactly was produced by these industries . Although a radio news broadcast delivered through commercial sponsorship appeared to be a standard com- modity , it retained certain unique characteristics ( e.g. it was not used ...
... nature of what exactly was produced by these industries . Although a radio news broadcast delivered through commercial sponsorship appeared to be a standard com- modity , it retained certain unique characteristics ( e.g. it was not used ...
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... nature of the configuration , and of the relationships among processes , is dynamic and therefore not absolutely specifiable , but it is the goal of political economy to describe , as adequately as its tools permit , both the state of ...
... nature of the configuration , and of the relationships among processes , is dynamic and therefore not absolutely specifiable , but it is the goal of political economy to describe , as adequately as its tools permit , both the state of ...
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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