Böcker av Hamid Mowlana

This book probes the dynamics of image-making and provides us with a unique glimpse of how the world outside of the United States viewed the media's war in the Persian Gulf and how the dynamics of image-making and information control operate.

'Mowlana examines the human dimensions and the technological imperatives of international communications. [He] provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary analysis, covering the fields of history, power, community, legitimacy, and language. By analyzing the implications of communication today Mowlana provides a new paradigm for the study of international communication' Culturelink

The new edition of this major work offers a comprehensive analysis of international communication systems and the global flow of information. Mowlana places the analysis of global mass media and other forms of communication within a critical overview of international and intercultural relations.

A global study of the media's reporting on the Gulf War. The theme throughout the book is the triumph of image over reality and reason and, in particular, how truth is often one of the first casualties of war.