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Misunderstanding the Internet(2nd Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran, Des Freedman, Dr Natalie Fenton
Paperback, 234 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-90622-8, ISBN: 1-138-90622-0

"The growth of the internet has been spectacular. There are now more than 3 billion internet users across the globe, some 40 per cent of the world’s population. The internet’s meteoric rise is a phenomenon of enormous significance for the economic, political and social life of contemporary societies. However, much popular and academic writing about the internet continues to take a celebratory view, assuming that the internet’s potentia ..."

Media and Society(6th Edition)
by James Curran, David Hesmondhalgh
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-4073-4, ISBN: 1-5013-4073-5

"Media and Society is an established textbook, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international academics on the most pertinent issues in the media field today. With this updated edition, David Hesmondhalgh joins James Curran and a team of leading international scholars to speak to current issues relating to media and gender, media and democracy, sociology of news, the global internet, the political i ..."

Contesting Media Power
Alternative Media in a Networked World: Alternative Media in a Networked World (Critical Media Studies) (Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture)
by Nick Couldry, James Curran, Professor Chris Atton, Lance Bennett, Rodney Benson, Dr Christine Morris, John Downing, Chin-Chuan Lee, Tamar Liebes, Merlyna Lim, Sharon Ling, Michael Meadows, Andrea Lee Press, Dr Terhi Rantanen, Clemencia Rodriguez, Keyan Tomaselli, Elena Vartanova, Lennart Weibull, Yuezhi Zhao, Larry Gross, Professor James Curran, Couldry/Curran
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2003 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-2385-2, ISBN: 0-7425-2385-3

"Contesting Media Power is the most ambitious international collection to date on the worldwide growth of alternative media that are challenging the power concentration in large media corporations. Media scholars and political scientists develop a broad comparative framework for analyzing alternative media in Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics incl ..."

Mass Media and Society(4th Edition)
by Michael Gurevitch, James Curran
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2005 by Bloomsbury Usa
ISBN-13: 978-0-340-88499-7, ISBN: 0-340-88499-1

"This widely used study has become the leading international textbook on the media. Written by distinguished academics from around the world, the book provides an invaluable guided tour through three key areas of debate: DT theories of media and society DT the study of media organizations DT debates about culture, ideology and democracy. This fourth edition has been fully updated and contains 13 new chapters on key topics, ranging from p ..."

Power Without Responsibility(6th Edition)
Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain
by Jean Seaton, James Curran
Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2003 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-24390-2, ISBN: 0-415-24390-4

"Power Without Responsibility is a classic, authoritative and engaged introduction to the history, sociology, theory and politics of media and communication studies. Written in a lively and accessible style, it is regarded as the standard book on the British media. This new edition has been substantially revised to bring it up-to-date with new developments in the media industry. Its three new chapters describe the battle for the soul of ..."

De-Westernizing Media Studies(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran, Myung-Jin Park
Paperback, 356 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-19395-5, ISBN: 0-415-19395-8

"In a series of case studies from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, the contributors explore relationships between media, power and society in a variety of regional and national contexts, and the effects of globalization. They also confront the limitations of conventional media and globalization theory in understanding these relationships. Individual chapters discuss media systems and media pow ..."

Media and Democracy(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-31707-8, ISBN: 0-415-31707-X

"Media and Democracy addresses key topics and themes in relation to democratic theory, media and technology, comparative media studies, media and history, and the evolution of media research. For example: How does TV entertainment contribute to the democratic life of society? Why are Americans less informed about politics and international affairs than Europeans? How should new communications technology and globalisation c ..."

Media and Society(5th Edition)
by James Curran
Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 978-0-340-98445-1, ISBN: 0-340-98445-7

"Mass Media and Society is an established title, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international academics on the most pertinent issues in the media field today.The book is organized into three key areas of debate: media and society, media production and mediations. Each new edition of the book has sought to be a textbook that encompasses the field, including essays on political communication, media ..."

Media Organisations in Society(1st Edition)
(Hodder Arnold Publication)
by James Curran, Hodder Education Publishers
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1999 by Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 978-0-340-72015-8, ISBN: 0-340-72015-8

"This widescreen approach to the study of media organizations in society combines a survey of current research with original case studies, providing an in-depth understanding of media industries and the processes of cultural production."

Power Without Responsibility(8th Edition)
Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain
by James Curran, Jean Seaton, Hillary P. Rodrigues
Paperback, 584 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-71042-8, ISBN: 0-415-71042-1

"This book attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and explores key debates about the role and politics of the media. It has become a standard book on media and other courses: but it has also gone beyond an academic audience to reach a wider pub ..."

Media, Ritual and Identity(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by Tamar Liebes, James Curran, Professor Elihu Katz, Elihu Katz
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-15992-0, ISBN: 0-415-15992-X

"Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of the media in society; its complex influence on democratic processes and its participation in the construction and affirmation of different social identities. Inspired by the work of Elihu Katz, one of the founding fathers of communications research, Media, Ritual and Identity draws extensively upon cultural anthropology, combining a commanding overview of contemporary media debates with a ..."

Media, Ritual and Identity(Updated)
by Tamar Liebes, James Curran, Professor Elihu Katz
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-15991-3, ISBN: 0-415-15991-1

"Media, Ritual and Identity brings together leading international media critics to examine the role of the media in society, its part in shaping social identities, and the ways in which it is changing democracy, providing a rich series of case studies, from the staging of US presidential election campaigns to broadcasting in the 'Third World'. The contributors, who include James Curran, James Carey, Tamar Liebes, Larry Gross, Daniel C. H ..."

Power Without Responsibility(5th Edition)
Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain
by James Curran, Jean Seaton
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-11407-3, ISBN: 0-415-11407-1

"Power Without Responsibility is a classic introduction to the history, sociology, theory and politics of the media in Britain. It is an essential guide, both for students and teachers of media and communication studies, and for all those involved in the production and consumption of the media. The new edition has been substantially revised to bring it right up-to-date with developments in the media industry, new media technologies and c ..."

De-Westernizing Media Studies(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran, Myung-Jin Park
Hardcover, 356 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-19394-8, ISBN: 0-415-19394-X

"De-Westernizing Media Studies brings together leading media critics from around the world to address central questions in the study of the media. How do the media connect to power in society? Who and what influence the media? How is globalization changing both society and the media?"

Misunderstanding the Internet(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran, Dr. Des Freedman, Natalie Fenton
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-57958-2, ISBN: 0-415-57958-9

"The growth of the internet has been spectacular. There are now more 1.5 billion internet users across the globe, about one quarter of the world’s population. This is certainly a new phenomenon that is of enormous significance for the economic, political and social life of contemporary societies. However, much popular and academic writing about the internet takes a technologically deterministic view, assuming that the internet’s potenti ..."

Media and Democracy(1st Edition)
by James Curran
Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-31706-1, ISBN: 0-415-31706-1

"Media and Democracy addresses key topics and themes in relation to democratic theory, media and technology, comparative media studies, media and history, and the evolution of media research."

Media and Power(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-07740-8, ISBN: 0-415-07740-0

"Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society.*How much power do the media have?*Who really controls the media?*What is the relationship between media and power in society?In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have been given, before advancing original interpretations in a series of ground-breaking essays.This book also provides a guided tour of the maj ..."

Media and Power(1st Edition)
(Communication and Society)
by James Curran
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-07739-2, ISBN: 0-415-07739-7

Researching the Small Enterprise(1st Edition)
(Sage Series in Management Research)
by James Curran, Robert A. Blackburn, Jim Curranrobert Blackburn
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2001 by Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7619-5294-7, ISBN: 0-7619-5294-2

"Although there are plenty of books devoted to small business and management research, few give much attention to the small enterprise. This book focuses systematically on researching the small firm, from basic issues of definition, to selecting topics and research designs, to fieldwork problems, analysis data and finally, writing and presenting results. The discussion is set in the wider context of issues and problems in business resear ..."

Small Firms and Local Economic Networks
The Death of the Local Economy?
by James Curran, Robert A. Blackburn
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1994 by Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-85396-209-7, ISBN: 1-85396-209-0

"This book examines the relationships between small businesses, large businesses and their local economies. The wide-ranging examination is based on data collected from over 400 businesses in seven contrasting localities in the United Kingdom. All the owner-managers and large organization representatives were interviewed face-to-face and background data was collected from numerous other individuals and sources. The authors' findings ha ..."

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