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Beyond the Left: The Communist Critique of the Media Paperback – January 16, 2012
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The ideological distortions of the conservative media, from Fox News to the Daily Mail, are widely acknowledged and often denounced among contemporary critics and commentators. But what if The Guardian newspaper and BBC news, in fact, constitute the most insidious forms of capitalist propaganda? In a wide-ranging and erudite polemic, Beyond the Left analyses capitalist news and current affairs media from a radical perspective. The book rejects the liberal and pluralist paradigms that often underpin critiques of the media, showing how media texts reflect and reinforce the material interests of the ruling class and arguing that the principal ideological menace today is posed not by the right wing, but by the left-liberal media, as it co-opts and obscures radical political positions and reinforces a range of mystifications, from anti-fascism and ‘humanitarian war’ to ‘green politics’. Drawing on the work of radical media critics as well as the writings of revolutionary communist groups and considering the recent reporting of war, industrial action, immigration and the environment, Beyond the Left updates and recharges the Marxist critique of the media.
,- Print length121 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherZero Books
- Publication dateJanuary 16, 2012
- Dimensions5.58 x 0.24 x 8.57 inches
- ISBN-101846949769
- ISBN-13978-1846949760
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- Publisher : Zero Books (January 16, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 121 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1846949769
- ISBN-13 : 978-1846949760
- Item Weight : 4.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.58 x 0.24 x 8.57 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,508,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,426 in Communism & Socialism (Books)
- #27,743 in Communication & Media Studies
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