Overview
This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990's, focusing on the development of new communication technologies such as cable and home video and examining their impact on the production and distribution of motion pictures.
Full Product Details
Author: Janet Wasko (University of Oregon)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Polity Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.482kg
ISBN: 9780745603193
ISBN 10: 074560319
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 August 1994
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
a This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media markets. Full of up--to--date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.a Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster a Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Waskoa s ... treatise may be just the thing.a Box Office a Wasko provides a full analysis of the major ways the Hollywood movie business is maintaining its monopoly on film making. This is an important look at the lucrative business of big movie making. Recommended.a The Readera s Review
'This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media markets. Full of up-to-date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.' Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster 'Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Wasko's ... treatise may be just the thing.' Box Office 'Wasko provides a full analysis of the major ways the Hollywood movie business is maintaining its monopoly on film making. This is an important look at the lucrative business of big movie making. Recommended.' The Reader's Review
'This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media markets. Full of up-to-date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.' Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster 'Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Wasko's ... treatise may be just the thing.' Box Office 'Wasko provides a full analysis of the major ways the Hollywood movie business is maintaining its monopoly on film making. This is an important look at the lucrative business of big movie making. Recommended.' The Reader's Review
Author Information
Janet Wasko is the author of many books and articles including, Movies and Money, The Political Economy of Information (editor with Vincent Mosco, University of Wisconsin Press, 1988) and Communications and Democracy (editor with Slavko Splichal, Ablex Publishing Corp., 1993).
