The Media Commons: Globalization and Environmental Discourses (Geopolitics of Information)

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Today's Global Media Sustains A Potent New Environmental Consciousness. Paradoxically, It Also Serves As A Far-reaching Platform That Promotes The Unsustainable Consumption Ravaging Our Planet. Patrick Murphy Musters Theory, Fieldwork, And Empirical Research To Map How The Media Communicates Today's Many Distinct, Competing, And Even Antagonistic Environmental Discourses.--back Cover. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Earth Discourses: Theorizing The Environment For Global Media Studies -- 2. Endless Growth: Neoliberalism And Global Media's Promethean Logic -- 3. Neo-malthusian Entertainment: The Limits Of Green Tv -- 4. Battle Of The Blogosphere: Monsanto Versus The World -- 5. Amazonian Indigenous Green: Media And The Ecologically Noble Savage. Patrick D. Murphy. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 157-180) And Index.

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Name in long format: The Media Commons: Globalization and Environmental Discourses (Geopolitics of Information)
ISBN-10: 0252082532
ISBN-13: 9780252082535
Book pages: 208
Book language: en
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Dimensions: Height: 0.6 Inches, Length: 8.9 Inches, Weight: 0.75 Pounds, Width: 5.9 Inches

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