{"product_id":"global-media-studies-hardback-9780745644318","title":"Global Media Studies (Hardback) 9780745644318","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlobal Media Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eToby Miller (Author), Marwan M. Kraidy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745644318, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 September 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e�This is a highly distinctive reformulation of the core concepts and objectives of media studies for the 21st century. Politically engaged, intellectually lucid, impressively wide-ranging in its sources of evidence, at times unapologetically opinionated, and always pitching for your attention, this is a breath of fresh air for the teaching of media studies. The next generation of students will be the better for it.�  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraeme Turner, University of Queensland\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e �Media is the new infrastructural and aesthetic condition of the world, calling for an urgent reassessment of older approaches. \u003ci\u003eGlobal Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e does precisely this by offering exciting insights into this condition now unfolding before us. Expertly synthesizing debates in media and cultural theory, Miller and Kraidy bring together new perspectives from across the globe to make sense of our changing present.� \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRavi Sundaram, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its coverage of places, peoples, institutions, and discourses. Toby Miller and Marwan M. Kraidy provide a comprehensive �how-to� guide to the study of media, going far beyond the established English-language literature and drawing on the best methods and research from around the world. They look at political economy, global policymaking and governance, and the past and present manifestations of cultural imperialism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to providing a survey of the field, the book introduces a new form of textual analysis, with a special focus on reality television, as well as models of audience research. The authors include original analyses of the US, European, Latin American, and Arab worlds, and case studies of mobile telephony, the impact of US media, and reality television. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This original and uniquely global textbook will be an essential resource for students of global media and international communication.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Global Studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Political Economy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Policy and Governance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Mobile Telephony (with Richard Maxwell)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The United States of America as Global Media Behemoth (with Bill Grantham)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Textual Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Reality Television\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Audiences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407311499544,"sku":"9780745644318","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745644318.jpg?v=1784160832","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/global-media-studies-hardback-9780745644318","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}