More than any other work, The Political Economy of Media demonstrates the incompatibility of the corporate media system with a viable democratic public sphere, and the corrupt policymaking process that brings the system into existence. Among the most acclaimed communication scholars in the world, Robert W. McChesney has brought together all the major themes of his two decades of research. Rich in detail, evidence and thoughtful arguments, The Political Economy of ...
This volume examines the nature and prospects of the U.S. imperial project currently being given shape by war and occupation in the Middle East. Immanuel Wallerstein, Peter Gown, and other discuss the dynamics at work behind the “Waron Terrorism.†Their analyses locate recent developments within a longer historical arc, and set out the central questions for research and debate: Is U.S. unilateralist and militarism a sign of the increasing strength of the ...
