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This volume brings together leading scholars in an effort to examine reciprocal processes that connect media with morality, and to set a course for understanding this association. Together these scholars provide an understanding of the relationship between media and morality that should serve as an invaluable resource for current and future generations of researchers.
This path-breaking collection explores the breadth and depth of South Asia’s many vibrant cinemas. It extends well beyond Bollywood to Nepali, Sri Lankan, Pakistani Panjabi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Kannada, and early Tamil cinemas, while unpacking the category of 'Bollywood' itself. The coverage of cinematic features is equally far-ranging, exploring music, dance, audiences, filmmakers, industries, and the mutual influences among South Asia’s cinemas.
For nearly two centuries, Americans have embraced the Western like no other artistic genre. Westerns: The Essential Collection addresses the rise, fall and durability of the genre, and examines its preoccupation with multicultural matters in its organizational structure.
"...The strongest aspect of this book is its excellent, specific history of Discovery channel’s rise. This is good, solid empirical work the kind of which academics oftentimes call for but rarely undertake. Overall, this book is an excellent, specific case study of the rise of Discovery. It spells out the specifics of globalizing television better than any other recent book. It can be of particular use to students in classes on globalization and television."
--Global Media Journal, Spring 2012
This study combines a content analysis of press and television news with representative surveys in six nations. It makes an indispensable contribution to debates about media and democracy, and about changes in media systems. It is especially useful for media theory, comparative media, and political communication courses.
"This book is beautifully written ... It is refreshing to read such a passionately argued text, obviously the work of someone with a strong sense of social conscience."
--Media, Culture & Society (David W. Hill, University of York, UK)
"In its scope, this is an impressive work ... It is not designed to be an easy read, but it is a rewarding one, and leaves the reader with a long list of films to hunt down and watch. As such, it is a timely academic work, but also an exciting adventure in global cinema."
--Emma Musty, SubtitledOnline.com
This the first in our new series, Routledge New Developments in Communication and Society Research, edited by James Curran. It makes an indispensable contribution to debates about media and democracy, and about changes in media systems.
New Research titles covering Journalism, Mass Media and Communication, International Media, and more.
This edited volume of studies by respected international scholars describes the diverse issues journalism educators are grappling with and the changes they are making in purpose and practice. For more information, including table of contents and an author bio click here.
