Mosco, Vincent.

The political economy of communication / Vincent Mosco. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2009. - x, 268 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-261) and index.

What is political economy? : definitions and characteristics -- What is political economy? : schools of thought -- The development of a political economy of communication -- The political economy of communication : building a foundation -- The political economy of communication today -- Commodification : content, audiences, labor -- Spatialization : space, time, and communication -- Structuration : class, gender, race, social movements, hegemony -- Challenges on the border and beyond.

'The Political Economy of Communication' provides the first comprehensive guide to the discipline of political economy and its application to media and communication studies.

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Communication--Economic aspects.
Communication--Social aspects.

P96.E25 / M671 2009x