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Herbert Schiller (Critical Media Studies)
by Richard Maxwell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (2003-10-28)
ISBN: 0742518485
EAN: 9780742518483
Dewy Decimal #: 302.2092
Paperback: 176 pages
SKU: 08080152
Condition: Like New As issued n
Comments: Paperback. Like new condition with remainder mark on bottom edge. No creases to spine or cover. Near fine copy.
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Product Description
Herbert I. Schiller (1919-2000) has been called America's most original and influential media analyst of the left in the twentieth century. Maxwell's timely book fuses biography and history in a digest of Schiller's major works to reveal their continuing relevance for critical communication studies. Visit our website for sample chapters!
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Respectful Summary of a Groundbreaking Theorist
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-11-01
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a semi-biography of the influential communications theorist Herbert Schiller, and a review of most of his major works. Schiller was one of the creators of the field of political economy in communications, as he was among the first to explore the political and social aspects of mass communication structures, along with the effects of ownership structures and dominant ideologies among power players. Schiller made a large impact on academia by releasing books with hard-hitting titles like "The Mind Managers," "Mass Communications and American Empire," and "Communication and Cultural Domination" - titles that give an indication of the powerful implications of his theories. These works are influential among communications theorists to this day, and at the time also got Schiller into some trouble with the powers that be. Here Richard Maxwell summarizes how Schiller formulated his theories, as well as his travails with academic and governmental leaders. However, while this is an in-depth summarization of Schiller's works, it is mostly non-critical and non-judgmental as Maxwell writes as if his mentor can do no wrong. Thus we get a useful introduction to Schiller's groundbreaking theories, but for serious students, simply reading the original works is the best way to appreciate Schiller's vision. [~doomsdayer520~]
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