{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-media-a-reader-wiley-blackwell-readers-in-anthropology-9780631220947","title":"The Anthropology of Media A Reader Wiley","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time.  * Offers critical overview of how mass media represents and constructs both Western and non--Western cultures.  * Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means of editorial commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In its bold presentation of an emergent subfield – anthropology of media – this comprehensive collection is a timely resource for students and others interested in cross-cultural research on mass communication. Destined to become a standard text, it explores a wide range of theoretical ideas and spotlights fascinating case studies. Highly recommended!\" \u003ci\u003eHarald E. L. Prins, Society for Visual Anthropology (1999–2001)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides a unique collection of classic and vanguard, theoretical and substantive studies that demonstrates the centrality of anthropology to contemporary media studies. By a judicious selection of fascinating papers this volume is able to go beyond any single study to reveal the many different ways an anthropology sensitive to political and economic environments can investigate the production, consumption, and consequences of media by creators and users. As such it makes the ideal foundation for teaching a subject that has now clearly come into its own.\" \u003ci\u003eDaniel Miller, University College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline of Media Development x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Askew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Seeing\/Hearing is Believing: Technology and Truth 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Representing Others 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Representing Selves 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV Active Audiences 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V Power, Colonialism, Nationalism 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource Bibliography 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 406\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403435876695,"sku":"9780631220947","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631220947.jpg?v=1730483470","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-media-a-reader-wiley-blackwell-readers-in-anthropology-9780631220947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}