
The Political Economy of Communication
Rethinking and Renewal
Vincent Mosco(Author)
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 23. July 1996
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Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8039-8561-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This definitive, critical overview of the discipline explains in detail the analytical tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Vincent Mosco defines political economy by its focus on the relationship between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context.
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`The political economy approach to mass media and communications scholarship has been amongst the most productive and inventive fields of work in recent years. Vincent Mosco has performed a heroic and invaluable task in mapping its intellectual and institutional history. But this is more than a masterful synopsis, it is also an original contribution to which students and scholars alike will turn for both reference and stimulus for years to come' - Professor Peter Golding, Loughborough University`Clearly one of the most important books of the decade about the study of communications and where it is going. A volume of encyclopedic scope - it is scholarly and accessible, sympathetic yet honest. Mosco's prodigious work about political economy is not only an unparalleled contribution, it will be one of its pillars' - Professor Thomas Guback, University of Illinois
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First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-8561-2 (9780803985612)
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Vincent Mosco is Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society and Professor of Sociology at Queen's University, Canada
Content
Introduction
PART ONE: MAPPING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
What Is Political Economy?
The Political Economy of Communication
PART TWO: RETHINKING AND RENEWING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
Commodification
Spatialization
Structuration
Challenges on the Borders
Cultural Studies and Policy Studies
PART ONE: MAPPING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
What Is Political Economy?
The Political Economy of Communication
PART TWO: RETHINKING AND RENEWING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION
Commodification
Spatialization
Structuration
Challenges on the Borders
Cultural Studies and Policy Studies