TY - BOOK AU - Barker,Chris TI - Global television: an introduction SN - 0631201491 U1 - 302.23/45 21 PY - 1997/// CY - Oxford, UK, Malden, Mass. PB - Blackwell Publishers KW - Television and politics KW - Television broadcasting KW - Economic aspects KW - Television broadcasting of news KW - Television soap operas KW - History and criticism KW - Television viewers KW - Psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references p. [231]-243) and index; Preface and acknowledgements. Part I: The Global Institution of Television: 1. Modernity and Global Television. 2. What is Global Television? Part II: Primetime Goes Global: Programmes and Audiences: 3: Global Soaps and Global News. 4. Television and Global Audiences. 5. Television, Identity and Global Audiences. 6. The Global and the Local: Cultural Imperialism. 7. Conclusion: The Future of Global Television? Index ER -