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Author Thomas, Pradip.

Title Political economy of communications in India : the good, the bad and the ugly / Pradip Ninan Thomas.

Publication Info. New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 267 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A history of structures. An introduction to the political economy of communications -- The political economy of communications in colonial India : mass communication and the empire -- The political economy of communications in post-colonial India (1948-1985) -- The political economy of communications in the new India (1986 to present) -- Processes and means. The great Indian copyright conundrum -- The political economy of audio-visual trade -- The informationalisation of life processes : biotechnology, it and life as code -- Christian fundamentalism and the media : the case of Christian broadcasting in India -- Poverty and the media -- Resistance. Resistance : community radio and the right to information movement in India -- Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights : operationalising communication rights in India.
Summary This book is a critical study of the political economy of communications in India. It explores the ways in which contexts, structures, policies and processes at national and international levels shape media structures and explores how a political economy-inspired approach can be used to understand both media dominance and resistance. It deals with a variety of issues that are key to understanding the political economy of communication--from intellectual property to audio-visual trade and media ownership, liberalisation, privatisation, and media politics.
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Subject Mass media -- Economic aspects -- India.
Mass media -- Economic aspects.
India.
Mass media -- Political aspects -- India.
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Mass media policy -- India.
Mass media policy.
Communication policy -- India.
Communication policy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Thomas, Pradip Ninan. Political economy of communications in India. New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2010 9788132104490 (DLC) 2010014829 (OCoLC)608296418
ISBN 9788132106067 (electronic book)
8132106067 (electronic book)