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Unprecedented worldwide distribution of books, television programs, and other cultural products would seem to augur well for the diversity of ideas. Yet a dwindling number of media conglomerates — significantly American controlled — are increasingly herding consumers toward very profitable “blockbuster” films, books, and recordings at the expense of independent and alternative works. Presenting an essential international perspective, Blockbusters and Trade Wars reveals links between freedom of expression and intellectual diversity.
Blockbusters and Trade Wars Popular Culture in a Globalized World
by Grant, Peter S.; Wood, ChrisFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher(s): Douglas & McIntyre
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Author Biography
Peter S. Grant is one of Canada's leading communications lawyers. A senior partner at Canada's largest law firm, McCarthy Tetrault, he has represented clients in every branch of popular media Chris Wood has twenty-five years' experience writing for national radio and print media. A former senior bureau chief for Maclean's, he has written two previous books
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 1 |
| Co-Author's Note | p. 7 |
| Cultural Economics | |
| Distinct Voices | p. 13 |
| Creative Clusters | p. 25 |
| Curious Economics | p. 42 |
| Why Hits Are Flukes | p. 61 |
| Why Big Is Best | p. 80 |
| Global Visions | p. 110 |
| The Cultural Tool Kit | |
| The Nationality of Culture | p. 139 |
| Public Broadcasting | p. 168 |
| Scheduling Quotas | p. 195 |
| Spending Rules | p. 220 |
| National Ownership | p. 236 |
| Competition Policy | p. 263 |
| Subsidies | p. 292 |
| The Tool Kit at Work | p. 315 |
| The Challenge | |
| Technology | p. 329 |
| Trade Wars | p. 352 |
| A New Direction | p. 378 |
| Room to Grow | p. 406 |
| Sources and Further Readings | p. 421 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 442 |
| Index | p. 444 |
| About the Authors | p. 453 |
| Table of Contents provided by Rittenhouse. All Rights Reserved. |
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