Cyberspace, globalization and empire

Global Media and Communication

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-41

  Boyd Barrett, Oliver ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Hegemony; ICTs; India; Media imperialism; TNCs; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249061351     PISSN: 17427665     EISSN: 17427673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742766506061815     Document Type: Article

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