Since the late 1990s South Korea has emerged as a new center for the production of transnational popular culture - the first instance of a major global circulation of Korean popular culture in history. Why popular (or not)? Why now? What does it mean socially, culturally and politically in a global context?

This edited collection considers the Korean Wave in a global digital age and addresses the social, cultural and political implications in their complexity and paradox within the contexts of global inequalities and uneven power structures. The emerging consequences at multiple...

Mapping BRICS Media is the first comprehensive and comparative study of the emerging media landscape in the world's most dynamic and fastest growing markets. This pioneering collection focuses on one of the key topics in contemporary international relations - the emergence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) - a grouping that includes some of the world's largest populations and fastest growing economies.

The volume brings together leading scholars, mainly from the BRICS nations, to examine how the emergence of the BRICS media will impact on...

Mapping BRICS Media is the first comprehensive and comparative study of the emerging media landscape in the world s most dynamic and fastest growing markets. This pioneering collection focuses on one of the key topics in contemporary international relations - the emergence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) - a grouping that includes some of the world s largest populations and fastest growing economies.

The volume brings together leading scholars, mainly from the BRICS nations, to examine how the emergence of the BRICS media will impact on...

This collection brings together distinguished scholars from China and those with deep interest and knowledge of the country, to examine how the emergence of Chinese media will impact on global media and communication.

Chapters contextualize the role of the Chinese media in a globalized world, evaluate the media landscape and focus on media practices, drawing on empirical material specifically gathered for this volume. By interrogating the relationship between the Chinese and Western media practices and perceptions, this volume provides an accessible and comprehensive guide...

This collection brings together distinguished scholars from China and those with deep interest and knowledge of the country, to examine how the emergence of Chinese media will impact on global media and communication.

Chapters contextualize the role of the Chinese media in a globalized world, evaluate the media landscape and focus on media practices, drawing on empirical material specifically gathered for this volume. By interrogating the relationship between the Chinese and Western media practices and perceptions, this volume provides an accessible and comprehensive guide...