Internationalizing media theory
Subtitle: transition, power, culture : reflections on media in Russia, Poland and Hungary, 1980-95
By: John D.H. Downing
Series: The media, culture & society series; Media, culture, and society series
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Mass media -- Russia (Federation); Mass media -- Poland; Mass media -- Hungary; Communication -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation); Communication -- Political aspects -- Poland; Communication -- Political aspects -- Hungary
Description: This book explores the many roles of the media within the fundamental political, economic and cultural changes that took place during the turbulence in Eastern Europe between 1980 and 1995. He examines the central elements underlying these changes: power, the state, societal change, the economy, institutionalized racism, ethnic insurgency, secrecy and surveillance. It evaluates media theories in relation to political and economic transitions, and challenges political science approaches for their failure to address vital issues in media and communication.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [247]-266