Myths for the masses : an essay on mass communication / Hanno Hardt.

By:

Hardt, Hanno [author]

Contributor(s):

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780470774335
0470774339
1405143347
9781405143349
1280197706
9781280197703
9780631236214
063123621X
9780631236221
0631236228

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Myths for the masses.LOC classification:

HM1201 .H37 2008EBK

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Wiley Online Library Online access link to the resource

Contents:

Mass communication and the promise of democracy -- Mass communication and the meaning of self in society.

Summary: With a lively and engaging style, Myths for the Masses provides a critical, interdisciplinary, and historically informed statement about the rise of mass communication in Western societies, and its impact on contemporary life. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this book ponders the dominant and the detrimental effects of the mass-produced message in a contemporary age over-run by telecommunications and consumerism. The author convincingly argues that the active presence of media organizations rather than the collective will of the people, forms and re-forms the social, cultural, economic and political landscapes of society. The book exposes mass communication to a close examination of many of its real or assumed functions in a modern world, and re-evaluates its traditional role as a bastion of democracy and a celebrant of mass society.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
E-Book	Merkez Kütüphane	Merkez Kütüphane	E-Kitap Koleksiyonu	HM1201 .H37 2008EBK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Geçerli değil-e-Kitap / Not applicable-e-Book			EBK01574

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mass communication and the promise of democracy -- Mass communication and the meaning of self in society.

With a lively and engaging style, Myths for the Masses provides a critical, interdisciplinary, and historically informed statement about the rise of mass communication in Western societies, and its impact on contemporary life. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this book ponders the dominant and the detrimental effects of the mass-produced message in a contemporary age over-run by telecommunications and consumerism. The author convincingly argues that the active presence of media organizations rather than the collective will of the people, forms and re-forms the social, cultural, economic and political landscapes of society. The book exposes mass communication to a close examination of many of its real or assumed functions in a modern world, and re-evaluates its traditional role as a bastion of democracy and a celebrant of mass society.

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