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The Politics of World Communication
Contributor(s): Hamelink, Cees (Author)
ISBN: 0803978227     ISBN-13: 9780803978225
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $190.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 1995
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
Dewey: 302.2
LCCN: 94068163
Series: Communication and Human Values (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 352 pages
 
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Communication plays a central part in the increasing global interconnectedness of contemporary societies, nations and economies. In this book Cees J Hamelink examines the political processes and decisions which determine the global communication environment.

Mass communication, telecommunication, data traffic, intellectual property and communication technology have all been regulated by agreements within the international community. Examining negotiation processes and their outcomes, the author offers an analysis of the global politics of communication and its implications for specific nations, areas and communities. Underlying the analysis is a fundamental concern with communication as an issue of human rights which rais

Contributor Bio(s): Hamelink, Cees: - Dr. Cees J. Hamelink is Emeritus Professor of International Communication at the University of Amsterdam. He is also currently Professor for Information Management at the University of Aruba, and Professor of Human Rights and Public Health at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam.

He is the editor-in-chief of the International Communication Gazette and Honorary President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). He is author of 17 monographs on communication, culture, and human rights. His latest book is a textbook on Global Communication (SAGE, 2015).

Professor Hamelink received life-time achievements awards from various international organisations and has been consultant to many national governments and agencies in the UN system.