| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Communication and society
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Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-268) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Explaining Western media systems -- chapter 2 Media system evolution -- chapter 3 Transformations and continuities in media systems (late 1970s to 2000s) -- chapter 4 Media theory: Paradigms and power -- chapter 5 Media and politics -- chapter 6 Media policy and regulation -- chapter 7 Media markets -- chapter 8 Western media and globalisation -- chapter 9 Assessing Western media systems. |
| Summary |
Western Media Systems offers a critical introduction to media systems in North America and Western Europe. The book offers a wide-ranging survey of comparative media analysis addressing the economic, social, political, regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems. Jonathan Hardy takes a thematic approach, guiding the reader through critical issues and debates, introducing key concepts and specialist literature. Western Media Systems is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying comparative and global media. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mass media -- European Union countries.
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Mass media. |
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European Union countries. |
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Mass media -- United States.
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United States. |
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Mass media -- Ownership.
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Mass media -- Ownership. |
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Mass media policy.
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Mass media policy. |
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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Mass media -- Social aspects. |
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Convergence (Telecommunication)
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Convergence (Telecommunication) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hardy, Jonathan, 1963- Western media systems. London ; New York : Routledge, 2008 9780415396912 (DLC) 2008003876 (OCoLC)166360348 |
| ISBN |
9780203869048 (electronic book) |
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0203869044 (electronic book) |
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9780415396912 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415396913 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415396929 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415396921 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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