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Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies
by Christian Fuchs
This book lays down foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the critical study of media and information.
The author shows the role classical critical theory can play for analyzing the information society and the information economy, as well as analyzing the role of the media and the information economy in economic development, the new imperialism, and the new economic crisis.
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| Title: | Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies |
| Author: | Christian Fuchs |
| Published:Â Â Â |
February 2011 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Pages: | 384 pp |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-58881-2 |
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The Production of Modernization: Daniel Lerner, Mass Media, and 'The Passing of Traditional Society'
by Hemant Shah
Daniel Lerner's 1958 book The Passing of Traditional Society was central in shaping Cold War era ideas about the use of mass media and culture to promote social and economic progress in postcolonial nations. This book examines Lerner’s work and the intellectual trajectory of his thinking about mass media and modernization.
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