Weapons Of Mass Distraction: Soft Power And American Empire - Hardcover

Fraser, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031233849X ISBN 13: 9780312338497

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2005

Synopsis

An exploration of the role of American pop cultural industries in international affairs discusses the ubiquitous global presence of such networks as MTV and CNN, the influence of the fast-food industry in American foreign policy, and the history of American entertainment's role in promoting the U.S.'s influence in other countries. 17,500 first printing.

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About the Authors

Matthew Fraser is editor-in-chief at the National Post. Previously he was a professor at Ryerson University and a faculty member in the York-Ryerson Joint Programme in Communication and Culture.

Matthew Fraser is Editor-in-Chief at the National Post. Previously he was a professor at Ryerson University and a faculty member in the York-Ryerson Joint Programme in Communication and Culture. His book, Free-for-All: The Struggle for Dominance on the Digitial Frontier, was a Donner Prize runner-up for best book in Canadian public policy. He lives in Toronto.

From the Inside Flap

"[Fraser] has taken a potentially dry topic and created a cogent, down-to-earth discussion of its merits."
- The Ottawa Citizen

"[Fraser's] arguments [are] interesting and provocative."
- National Post

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031233849X
• ISBN 13: 9780312338497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288