Cultural Citizenship
Toby Miller
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Description for Cultural Citizenship
Paperback. What does it mean to be a "citizen" today, in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism? This book provides the answer to this question. It looks at media coverage of September 11th and the Iraq invasion as well as "infotainment" to see how US TV is serving its citizens as part of "the global commodity chain". Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
A lively, incisive view of what citizenship means today
A lively, incisive view of what citizenship means today
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592135615
SKU
V9781592135615
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Cultural Citizenship
"Cultural Citizenship is a brilliant and original treatise on citizenship and consumerism. It provides original and compelling perspectives on citizenship and a strong critique of how obsession with consumption has displaced concern for politics and citizenship in the U.S. (and elsewhere)... A model of a passionate and political cultural studies that engages key issues of the present moment." -Douglas Kellner, ... Read more