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Amazon: Understanding a Global Communication Giant

Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Categories
Education & Reference
Author Name
Benedetta Brevini and Lukasz Swiatek
Illustrated by
Original Language
United Kingdom
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Paperback
84 pages
Dimensions
ISBN / ISSN / Unique Identifier
9780367559090

Synopsis

Taking a political economy of media approach, this book examines Amazon as a significant actor in the global media landscape. Amazon is mainly conceived in the popular consciousness and media commentary as a corporate body, selling products and services to individual consumers and organisations, but Brevini and Swiatek show that Amazon has become a communication giant that trades in diversified media (its own and others), and exerts a significant influence on global communication, especially through its online services. Further, the authors provide evidence of Amazon's multiple influences on politics, economics, and culture. With its comprehensive and critical overview, this book is idea... + Read more