{"product_id":"amazon-understanding-a-global-communication-giant-paperback","title":"Amazon: Understanding a Global Communication Giant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenedetta Brevini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLukasz Swiatek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a political economy of media approach, this book examines Amazon as a significant actor in the global media landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmazon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its comprehensive and critical overview, this book is ideal for students, scholars, and researchers of media and communication studies and political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedetta Brevini \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor in Communication and Media, specialising in political economy of communication, at the University of Sydney, Australia. She writes on \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e's Comment is Free and contributes to a number of print and web publications including Index of Censorship, OpenDemocracy and the Conversation. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePublic Service Broadcasting Online\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and editor of the volume \u003ci\u003eBeyond Wikileaks\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). Her latest volumes are \u003ci\u003eCarbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). She is currently writing a new book on Artificial Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLukasz Swiatek lectures in Media and Communications at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. He has taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses (both junior and senior) in media studies, communication, and international and global studies across universities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Previously, he worked in publishing and news (as a reporter and editor), as well as integrated communication, in both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731958566975,"sku":"9780367559090","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aec7f4e43dd87836aaaf981c34cc22da.webp?v=1765130762","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/amazon-understanding-a-global-communication-giant-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}