{"product_id":"comparing-media-systems-9780521543088","title":"Comparing Media Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn answer to the question first raised in the classic, 'Why is the press as it is?', examining the development of media systems in eighteen Western countries, and explaining why media systems evolved differently, and how their evolution can be understood within their political and historical context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is much of interest, much to be learnt and much food for thought in this book and it is likely to be welcomed, quoted and pored over.' European Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Concepts and Models: 1. Introduction; 2. Comparing media systems; 3. The political context of media systems; 4. Media and politics and the question of differentiation; Part II. The Three Models: 5. Mediterranean or polarized model; 6. North\/Central European or democratic corporatist model; 7. North Atlantic or liberal model; Part III. The Future of the Models: 8. Homogenization; 9. Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767681089879,"sku":"9780521543088","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521543088.jpg?v=1758714367","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/comparing-media-systems-9780521543088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}