Global Communications, International Affairs and the Media Since 1945 |
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Author:
| Taylor, Philip |
Series title: | The New International History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-11678-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $185.00 |
Book Description:
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An analysis of the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945. Philip Taylor provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of media/ communications studies, and international history.Mass communication and the mass media are comparatively recent phenomena, barely a century old, and we have scarcely begun to appreciate their relationship to the international system. However, these are the conditions in which politicians,...
More DescriptionAn analysis of the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945. Philip Taylor provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of media/ communications studies, and international history.Mass communication and the mass media are comparatively recent phenomena, barely a century old, and we have scarcely begun to appreciate their relationship to the international system. However, these are the conditions in which politicians, statesmen and soldiers have been increasingly forced to operate.In Global Communications, Philip Taylor analyses the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945 and of how communications interacts with foreign policy in practice rather than theoretically.Using case studies, reference to theory and practical examples, Global Communications provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of communications studies, media studies, international relations and international history.