The media and globalization [electronic resource] / Terhi Rantanen

Author:: Rantanen, Terhi
Published:: London : SAGE, 2005.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Theorizing media and globalization -- 2.A history of mediated globalization -- 3.Time, place and space -- 4.Homogenization -- 5.Heterogenization -- 6.Mediated cosmopolitanism?.

Summary:

In this provocative book Terhi Rantanen challenges conventional ways of thinking about globalization and shows how it cannot be understood without studying the role of the media. Rantanen begins with an accessible overview of globalization and the pivotal role of the media.

Subject(s):

Mass media—Social aspects
Mass media—Political aspects
Globalization

ISBN:

9781446221198 (ebook)

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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