Beyond Cultural Imperialism : Globalization, Communication and the New International Order

Golding, Peter (EDT); Harris, Phil (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0761953302 / ISBN 13: 9780761953302

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Cultural Imperialism : Globalization, Communication and the New International Order
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761953302
• ISBN 13: 9780761953302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The massive international flows of films, television programs, and other media around the world have long posed vital questions of culture and power. But how can we best understand this central feature of the modern world? Is a model of "cultural imperialism" a valid way of understanding global communications as we approach the end of the century? In this broad-ranging analysis of the new international context of world communication, an international group of leading scholars review and take forward these debates. They discuss different perspectives of the role of the state, the range of cultural impact and influence beyond the media, the roles of international organizations and business interests in world communication, and the potential for resistance and alternatives. They reflect on the "New World International Communications Order" as delineated since the 1970s, and examine its changing nature. Throughout the book they connect analysis of the flows and forces that form the world of media and communication with the fundamental themes of social science, and illuminate the ways in which underlying questions of inequality, power, and control reappear within new media environments.

About the Author

Peter Golding is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria University, UK. Until July 2015 he was Pro Vice-Chancellor at Northumbria University, and previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Loughborough University, where he was Head of Social Sciences from 1991-2006.  He  is Hon. President of the Media Research Network of the European Sociological Association, editor of the European Journal of Communication, and Hon. Sec. of the subject association for the field in the UK (MeCCSA). He chaired the Research Assessment Exercise for the field in the UK in 2008 and 2014.  He has published widely on media sociology, the political economy of the media, and on communications and social policy.