Ideology and modern culture critical social theory in the era of mass communication
In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern Societies. Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim, to Horkheimer, Ad...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England ; Malden, Mass. :
Polity Press
2007.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009763340206719 |
| Sumario: | In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern Societies. Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim, to Horkheimer, Adorno and Habermas. He argues that these thinkers - and social and political theorists more generally - have failed to deal adequately with the nature of mass communication and its role in the modern world. In order to overcome this deficiency, Thompson undertakes a wide-ranging analysis of t |
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| Notas: | Includes index. "First published 1990"--T.p. verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (372 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780745678214 9780745668765 |
