Böcker i Global Media and Communication-serien

With the majority of the world's population now living in cities, questions about the cultural and political trajectories of urban societies are increasingly urgent. Media and the City explores the global city as the site where these questions become most prominent.

The creative industries are the subject of growing attention among policy-makers, academics, activists, artists and development specialists worldwide.

* A clear and authoritative introduction to the emerging Arab media industries. * Covers a range of industries, with particular focus on broadcasting, press, publishing, cinema and new media. * Written by an experienced author team, with broad language and subject coverage.

* Fresh and up-to-date introduction to the media in Europe and their global significance. * Provides a clear and concise account of the structures, dynamics and realities of the changing face of media in Europe.

* Part of Polity s new Global Media and Communication series. * Provides a cutting edge approach to the traditional topic of media representations by putting it under a global lens. * Considers how the media represents global others through issues such as conflict, disaster, migration and national identity.

How do the communication practices of governments, NGOs and social movements enhance opportunities for citizen-led change? In this incisive book, Thomas Tufte makes a call for a fundamental rethinking of what it takes to enable citizens voices, participation and power in processes of social change.