Thompson, John B.
Ideology and Modern Culture: Critical Social Theory in the Era of Mass Communication
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 the development of mass communication, outlining a distinctive social theory of the mass media and their impact.
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- Author(s)
- Thompson, John B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 1990
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 370 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745668765
- Printed ISBN
- 9780745600826