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International Communication: A Reader

Daya (Ed) Thussu

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Description for International Communication: A Reader Paperback. Covers key aspects of global communication. This book demonstrates the development of political, economic and technological infrastructure that underpins the global system of media and communication. Editor(s): Thussu, Daya Kishan. Num Pages: 616 pages, 12 black & white tables, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1118.

This comprehensive Reader brings together seminal texts in media and communication from both traditional as well as more recent scholarship.

Readings are drawn from an international range of scholars and organized to reflect the growing internationalization of the field, with clearly defined sections covering key aspects of global communication. In addition to the core academic readings, key policy documents are also included to demonstrate the development of the political, economic and technological infrastructure that underpins the global system of media and communication.

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom

Number of pages

616

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2009

Condition

New

Number of Pages

592

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9780415444569

SKU

V9780415444569

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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days

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99-1

About Daya (Ed) Thussu

Daya Kishan Thussu is Professor of International Communication at the University of Westminster in London. The founder and Managing Editor of the journal Global Media and Communication, his key publications include Internationalizing Media Studies; News as Entertainment; Media on the Move; International Communication, and Electronic Empires.

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'Instructors and students will find this blend of golden classics and recent work very handy. The inclusion of fugitive historical documents from intergovernmental conferences is particularly helpful.' - Bella Mody, deCastro Chair in Global Media, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA 'As the field of communication studies expands and internationalizes, there is a growing need of global resource material. Daya ... Read moreThussu has brought such material together in a Reader that will prove invaluable for teaching on the political, economic, cultural and technological dimensions of global communication. Not only a 'must read' but also a 'must use'. Highly recommended!' - Cees J. Hamelink, Professor Emeritus of International Communication, University of Amsterdam 'In this magisterial collection, Professor Thussu helps ground a discipline and frame a way of thinking about the global, the international, and the extraordinary significance of the changing empire of communications and society.' - Monroe Price, Director of the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA 'Instructors and students will find this blend of golden classics and recent work very handy. The inclusion of fugitive historical documents from intergovernmental conferences is particularly helpful.' - Bella Mody, deCastro Chair in Global Media, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA 'As the field of communication studies expands and internationalizes, there is a growing need of global resource material. Daya Thussu has brought such material together in a Reader that will prove invaluable for teaching on the political, economic, cultural and technological dimensions of global communication. Not only a 'must read' but also a 'must use'. Highly recommended!' - Cees J. Hamelink, Professor Emeritus of International Communication, University of Amsterdam 'In this magisterial collection, Professor Thussu helps ground a discipline and frame a way of thinking about the global, the international, and the extraordinary significance of the changing empire of communications and society.' - Monroe Price, Director of the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA 'To meet increasing needs in class materials, Daya K Thussu's edited volume, International Communication: A Reader, undoubtedly provides a wealth of resources. ... Offering diverse perspectives, Thussu's comprehensive and highly informative edited volume of twenty-seven readings brings together influential works from prominent scholars in mass media, tele-information, political science, sociology, anthropology, and international studies. ... These key readings offer a panorama of international communication, as they have shaped the advancement of scholarship in this discipline. This book is thus able to help instructors and students develop an understanding of significant economic, cultural, social, political, and technological issues regarding the continually growing field of communication in a global context.' - Gang "Kevin" Han, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator 'Prepared for university courses, this edited volume is certainly among the best introductions and overviews of the subject thanks to the quality of its chosen texts. It is also well organized and highly readable.' - Gang "Kevin" Han, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator Show Less

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