Beyond Cultural Imperialism
Globalization, Communication and the New International Order

'A thoughtful reflection on the concept of the state in the context of post-colonial realities and a very uesful historical investigation of imperialism as cultural contact, which in a very timely way calls for the cross-fertilisaton of debates in international communiction by post-colonial studies' - Media Development

Moving beyond notions of cultural imperialism, this book furthers our understanding of the implications of global media culture and politics in the 1990s. Leading scholars from a range of fields bring different perspectives to bear on the role of the state, the range of culture beyond the media, the contribution of international organizations, and the potential for resistance and alternatives. They reflect on the 'New World International Communications Order' as delineated since the 1970s, and examine its changing nature. Throughout, they connect analysis of the flows and forces which form the world media and communications with the fundamental themes of social science, and illuminate the ways in which underlying questions of inequality, power and control reappear within new media environments.

Foreword - Peter Golding and Phil Harris Introduction - Peter Golding and Phil Harris Reflections on the International System - Samir Amin States of the State and Third Worlds - Tony Barnett The Many Cultural Faces of Imperialism - Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi MacBride with Hindsight - Cees Hamelink The Western World and the NWICO - Colleen Roach

United They Stand? From Optimism to Reality - Mohammed Musa

An Overview of Third World News Agencies Communication and Global Security - Phil Harris

The Challenge for the Next Millennium An Inclusive NWICO - Pradip N Thomas

Cultural Resilience and Popular Resistance The Future of the Debate - Richard C Vincent

Setting an Agenda for a New World Information and Communication Order: Ten Proposals