{"product_id":"myths-for-masses-9780631236214","title":"Myths for Masses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents a statement about communication in contemporary life. This title offers a comprehensive appraisal of mass communication. It provides a critical perspective on media and communication in society. It contains critical insights into the state of mass communication, democracy, and the construction of the self in society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hanno Hardt is one of the outstanding media thinkers of our times. \u003ci\u003eMyths for the Masses\u003c\/i\u003e reflects a lifetime of study and critical analysis, and is one of the most provocative ‘big picture’ books on media I have ever read. Certain to become a classic text, I urge all students and scholars to read it closely.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert W. McChesney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hanno Hardt once again exhibits the breadth and depth of his thinking as he critiques the presence of mass media in everyday life. This deeply disturbing and important manifesto underscores the value of a genuinely critical framework for the study of communication.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheodore L. Glasser, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAn excellent journey through the land of critical theory and its application to the cultural phenomenon of mass media. It provides the reader with rich and fruitful argumentation, which enables understanding of the pivotal dimension and problems of mass communication.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTomaž Krpič, Ljubljana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is an excellent journey through the land of critical theory and its application to the cultural phenomenon of mass media.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedia International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. Mass Communication and the Promise of Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Mass Communication and the Meaning of Self in Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403461304663,"sku":"9780631236214","price":80.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631236214.jpg?v=1730483542","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/myths-for-masses-9780631236214","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}