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Author:

Kumar, Deepa, 1968-

Title:

Outside the box : corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike / Deepa Kumar.

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xviii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United Parcel Service--History.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America--History.
United Parcel Service Strike, 1997.
Mass media--Political aspects--United States.
Globalization--Economic aspects--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-225) and index.

Contents:

Globalization and the media: Globalization and the UPS strike -- Understanding the corporate media: the dominance/resistance model -- Media coverage of the UPS strike -- "Us" and "them": the nationalist narrative in network television news -- Breaking through: newspaper coverage of the UPS strike -- The battle for hegemony: how did the Teamsters win? -- Theory and lessons -- Retheorizing resistance in communication and media studies -- Conclusion: lessons of the UPS strike -- Appendix: an interview with Ron Carey: the story of a militant union leader.

Series:

The history of communication

ISBN:

0252031725 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780252031724 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70668647

LCCN:

2006022583

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)