Table of Contents

General Introduction: Section One: MEDIA HISTORY: 1. Rival Narratives of Media History. 2. New Media and Power. 3. Capitalism and Control of the Press. Section Two: MEDIA SOCIOLOGY: 4. New Revisionism in Mass Communication Research. 5. Media Sociology: Renewing the Radical Tradition. 6. Globalisation Theory: The Absent Debate. Section Three: MEDIA POLITICS 7. Globalisation, Social Change and Television Reform. 8. Media and Democracy: The Third Way. Sources.

About the Author

James Curran is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the author or editor of over thirteen books about the media, including Power Without Responsibility: The Press and Broadcasting in Britain (with Jean Seaton, 6th edition, 2002), and Mass Media and Society (edited with Michael Gurevitch, 3rd edition, 2000)

Reviews

'Curran advances original interpretations in a series of ground breaking essays.' - Internationl Journal on Media Management'A masterful synthesis and evaluation of key debates in British Media Studies.' - Canadian Journal of Communication

'Curran advances original interpretations in a series of ground breaking essays.' - Internationl Journal on Media Management