Global Communication /

Hamelink, Cees J., 1940-

Global Communication / Cees J. Hamelink - London : Sage Publications Ltd, 2015. - xiii, 279 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-271) and index



What is global communication -- How to study global communication -- The history of long-distance communication -- The economy of global communication -- Emergence of the politics of global communication -- The poliltics of global communication : twenty-first century issues -- Inequality and the global divide -- Propaganda, diplomacy, and espionage -- Global communication and conflict -- Culture and global communication -- Global communication online -- Futures of global communication

'Global Communication' explores the history, present and future of global communication, introducing and explaining the theories, stories and flows of information and media that affect us all. Based on his experience teaching generations of students to critically examine the world of communication around them, Cees Hamelink helps readers understand the thinkers, concepts and questions in this changing landscape

9781849204248 1849204241


Communication, International

P96 .I58 / H34 2015