{"product_id":"foundations-of-critical-theory-media-communication-and-society-volume-two-paperback","title":"Foundations of Critical Theory: Media, Communication and Society Volume Two - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Fuchs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of Christian Fuchs' \u003cem\u003eMedia, Communication and Society\u003c\/em\u003e book series outlines key concepts and contemporary debates in critical theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the foundations of a Marxist-Humanist critical theory of society, clarifying and updating key concepts in critical theory - such as the dialectic, critique, alienation, class, capitalism, ideology, and racial capitalism. In doing so, the book engages with and further develops elements from the works of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, David Harvey, Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, C.L.R. James, Adolph L. Reed Jr., and Cornel West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for a broad audience of students and scholars, this book is an essential guide for readers who are interested in how to think critically from perspectives such as media and communication studies, sociology, philosophy, political economy, and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Fuchs\u003c\/strong\u003e is a critical theorist of communication and society. He is co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003etripleC: Communication, Capitalism \u0026amp; Critique\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of many publications, including the books \u003ci\u003eSocial Media: A Critical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(third edition 2021), \u003ci\u003eCommunication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eMarxism: Karl Marx's Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural \u0026amp; Communication Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eNationalism on the Internet: Critical Theory and Ideology in the Age of Social Media and Fake News \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eRereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003eDigital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eDigital Labour and Karl Marx \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), and \u003ci\u003eInternet and Society \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47502696087730,"sku":"9781032057897","price":79.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e84af5b936becff568af5bc3df0dfba3.webp?v=1779471232","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/foundations-of-critical-theory-media-communication-and-society-volume-two-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}