Communications Media, Globalization, and Empire

In Communications Media, Globalization, and Empire, an international team of experts analyze and critique the political economy of media communications worldwide. Their analysis takes particular account of the sometimes conflicting pressures of globalization and "neo-imperialism." The first is commonly defined as the dismantling of barriers to trade and cultural exchange and responds significantly to lobbying of the world s largest corporations, including media corporations. The second concerns U.S. pursuit of national security interests as response to "terrorism," at one level and, at others, to intensifying competition among both nations and corporations for global natural resources.

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Author: Oliver Boyd-Barrett
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.82w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780861966608

About the Author

Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor in the Department of Communication, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.