In this book Chris Barker situates television as a cultural phenomenon in the context of global modernity.

• The first text to bring together in a single volume the arguments and evidence in the field
• The first genuine introduction to this topic
• The author is adept at providing the reader with useful summaries and evaluations of the key arguments and points

'The book is an important read for persons who practice or study within the field. Anyone with experience or interest in the topic will come away with a deepened understanding of debates within cultural studies and with an array of nfew questions and ideas to pursue. The book would make a fine text for graduate level classes dealing with culture and media; the question/debate-orientated structure especially could provide the launching pad for a whole range of discussions, profjects, and papter topics'

The Southern Communication Journal

In this sequel to the...

'The book is an important read for persons who practice or study within the field. Anyone with experience or interest in the topic will come away with a deepened understanding of debates within cultural studies and with an array of nfew questions and ideas to pursue. The book would make a fine text for graduate level classes dealing with culture and media; the question/debate-orientated structure especially could provide the launching pad for a whole range of discussions, profjects, and papter topics'

The Southern Communication Journal

In this sequel to the...