{"product_id":"9781405133852","title":"The Myth of Media Violence A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Myth of Media Violence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Trend\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books and video games.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Trend\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including\u003ci\u003e Radical Democracy: Identity, Citizenship and the State\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eReading Digital Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405133852\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e146\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310656286860,"sku":"9781405133852","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405133852_ce26cc43-2184-4f4a-bab9-9b036a81735f.jpg?v=1780103497","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405133852","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}