{"product_id":"the-media-and-social-theory-david-hesmondhalgh-9780415447997","title":"The Media and Social Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedia studies needs richer and livelier intellectual resources. This book brings together major and emerging international media analysts to consider key processes of media change, using a number of critical perspectives. Case studies range from reality television to professional journalism, from blogging to control of copyright, from social networking sites to indigenous media, in Europe, North America, Asia and elsewhere. Among the theoretical approaches and issues addressed are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecritical realism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epost-structuralist approaches to media and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePierre Bourdieu and field theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epublic sphere theory - including post-Habermasian versions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eactor network theory \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarxist and post-Marxist theories, including contemporary critical theory \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etheories of democracy, antagonism and difference.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers of cultural studies, media studies and social theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hesmondhalgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415447992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415447997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"David Hesmondhalgh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064920912127,"sku":"9780415447997","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31c814d1-7c74-4be8-a47a-0e7990b71389.jpg?v=1768671930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-media-and-social-theory-david-hesmondhalgh-9780415447997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}