[ecrea] New book - Western Media Systems

> Recently published by Routledge, Western Media Systems is now available to
> buy.
>
> Western Media Systems
> Jonathan Hardy, University of East London, UK
>
> Explaining the political and economic organization of entertainment and news
> media, Western Media Systems offers a critical introduction to media systems
> in North America and Western Europe. The book examines how media systems
> developed historically and how mass media sectors, especially broadcasting
> and the press, are being transformed today.  Jonathan Hardy takes a thematic
> approach, guiding the reader through critical issues and debates, introducing
> key concepts and specialist literature.
>
> Combining contemporary scholarship with historical analysis, the book offers
> a wide-ranging comparative media analysis addressing the economic, social,
> political, regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems.
>
> ?A hugely impressive piece of synthesis and clarification and a major
> contribution to comparative media research?
> - David Hesmondhalgh, Professor of Media and Music Industries, University of
> Leeds
>
> ?Commendably comprehensive and highly readable, Hardy?s book makes a valuable
> contribution to the literature on comparative media systems?
> - Daya Thussu, Professor of Intercultural Communication, University of
> Westminster
>
>
> June 2008: 234x156: 304pp
> Hb: 978-0-415-39691-2: £70.00
> Pb: 978-0-415-39692-9: £18.99
>
> For further information or to buy this book click here
> <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/11usyGlQkABVM57>
>
>
> Best wishes,Sarah Hartley
> Marketing Coordinator (Media and Cultural Studies)
> Routledge
> 2 Park Square
> Milton Park
> Abingdon
> Oxfordshire
> OX14 4RN

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