Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication
Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication examines the rapidly evolving dynamics between global communication and geopolitics.

As an intersection between communication and international relations, it bridges the existing gap in scholarship and highlights the growing importance of digital communication in legitimizing and promoting the geopolitical and economic goals of leading powers. One central theme that emerges in the book is the continuity of asymmetries in power relations that can be traced back to 19th-century European imperialism, manifested in its various incarnations from ‘liberal’ to ‘neo-liberal’, to ‘digital’ imperialism. The book includes a discussion of the post–Cold War US-led transformation of the hardware and software of global communication and how it has been challenged by the ‘rise of the rest’, especially China. Other key issues covered include the geopolitics of image wars, weaponization of information and the visibility of discourses emanating from outside the Euro-Atlantic zone.

The ideas and arguments advanced here privilege a reading of geopolitical processes and examples from the perspective of the global South. Written by a leading scholar of global communication, this comprehensive and transdisciplinary study adopts a holistic approach and will be of interest to the global community of scholars, researchers and commentators in communication and international relations, among other fields.

1127475904
Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication
Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication examines the rapidly evolving dynamics between global communication and geopolitics.

As an intersection between communication and international relations, it bridges the existing gap in scholarship and highlights the growing importance of digital communication in legitimizing and promoting the geopolitical and economic goals of leading powers. One central theme that emerges in the book is the continuity of asymmetries in power relations that can be traced back to 19th-century European imperialism, manifested in its various incarnations from ‘liberal’ to ‘neo-liberal’, to ‘digital’ imperialism. The book includes a discussion of the post–Cold War US-led transformation of the hardware and software of global communication and how it has been challenged by the ‘rise of the rest’, especially China. Other key issues covered include the geopolitics of image wars, weaponization of information and the visibility of discourses emanating from outside the Euro-Atlantic zone.

The ideas and arguments advanced here privilege a reading of geopolitical processes and examples from the perspective of the global South. Written by a leading scholar of global communication, this comprehensive and transdisciplinary study adopts a holistic approach and will be of interest to the global community of scholars, researchers and commentators in communication and international relations, among other fields.

150.0 In Stock
Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication

Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication

by Daya Thussu
Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication

Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication

by Daya Thussu

Hardcover

$150.00 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 3-7 days. Typically arrives in 3 weeks.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

Changing Geopolitics of Global Communication examines the rapidly evolving dynamics between global communication and geopolitics.

As an intersection between communication and international relations, it bridges the existing gap in scholarship and highlights the growing importance of digital communication in legitimizing and promoting the geopolitical and economic goals of leading powers. One central theme that emerges in the book is the continuity of asymmetries in power relations that can be traced back to 19th-century European imperialism, manifested in its various incarnations from ‘liberal’ to ‘neo-liberal’, to ‘digital’ imperialism. The book includes a discussion of the post–Cold War US-led transformation of the hardware and software of global communication and how it has been challenged by the ‘rise of the rest’, especially China. Other key issues covered include the geopolitics of image wars, weaponization of information and the visibility of discourses emanating from outside the Euro-Atlantic zone.

The ideas and arguments advanced here privilege a reading of geopolitical processes and examples from the perspective of the global South. Written by a leading scholar of global communication, this comprehensive and transdisciplinary study adopts a holistic approach and will be of interest to the global community of scholars, researchers and commentators in communication and international relations, among other fields.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138280793
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/31/2024
Series: Communication and Society
Pages: 274
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Daya Kishan Thussu is Professor of International Communication at the Hong Kong Baptist University and President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Author or editor of 20 books, he was Inaugural Disney Chair in Global Media at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Prior to that, for many years he was Professor of International Communication at the University of Westminster in London. A PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, he has been since 2005 the managing editor of the journal Global Media and Communication.

Table of Contents

Introduction: geopolitics and global communication 1. Communication, globalization and empire: legacies and leverages 2. Globalization of communication – constructing and servicing a neo-liberal world 3. Digital Democracy vs. Digital Imperialism 4. Geopolitics of communicating conflict: wars and image wars 5. Weaponizing global communication: cyberwars, surveillance and spying 6. Emerging contours of a new global communication order

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews