Handbook of Political Economy

Over the last decade, political economy has grown rapidly as a specialist area of research and teaching within communications and media studies and is now established as a core element in university programmes around the world. The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications offers students and scholars a comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date and accessible overview of key areas and debates.

• Combines overviews of core ideas with new case study materials and the best of contemporary theorization and research
• Written many of the best known authors in the field
• Includes an international line-up of contributors, drawn from the key markets of North and Latin America, Europe, Australasia, and the Far East

Author: Janet Wasko
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 03/03/2014
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781118799444
ISBN10: 1118799445
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies

About the Author

Janet Wasko is Professor and Knight Chair in Communication Research at the University of Oregon (USA).

Graham Murdock is Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University (UK).

Helena Sousa is Professor of Communications Sciences at the University of Minho (Portugal).