This book provides an analysis of developments in international communication at a time when the political,
economic and technological contexts in which media and culture operate are becoming increasingly global. Although
there are many texts dealing with aspects of the extraordinary transformations of international communication in
the late twentieth century, International Communication brings together for the first time the key theoretical
and empirical work in this field into one up-to-date and accessible volume." "Illustrated by case studies
from around the world, the book offers an extensive survey of the subject with chapters on the history and theories
of communication; the globalisation of communications and media industries; its impact on culture and the implications
of the new technologies for communications in the future.
Table of Contents
1. The historical context of international communication
2. Approaches to theorizing international communication
3. Creating a global communication infrastructure
4. The global media marketplace
5. Communication and cultural globalization
6. Contraflow in global media
7. International communication in the Internet age
Glossary
App. I A chronology of international communication
App. II Useful websites
References
Author Index
Subject Index
