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9780739109274

Escaping the Global Village Media, Language, and Protest

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739109274

  • ISBN10:

    0739109278

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-08-04
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
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Summary

In the face of expanding global media, Europe's linguistic minorities have begun to resist the homogenizing forces of television. Escaping the Global Village documents and analyzes various campaigns by indigenous minority language advocates throughout Europe for alternative language television services.

Author Biography

Niamh Hourigan is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at University College in Cork, Ireland

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1(12)
1 Social Movement Theory 13(20)
2 Linguistic Minorities and Television 33(26)
3 Indigenous Minority Language Media Campaigns 59(38)
4 The Campaign for Irish Language Television 97(22)
5 Minority Language Television Services 119(30)
Conclusion 149(32)
Appendix 181(2)
Bibliography 183(14)
Index 197(10)
About the Author 207

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