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Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

2001

Book Review

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The Lexus And Olive Tree Of Global Communications, Donna Gregg Dec 2001

The Lexus And Olive Tree Of Global Communications, Donna Gregg

Federal Communications Law Journal

Book Review: International Communications: Continuity and Change, Daya Kishan Thussu, Oxford University Press, Inc., 2000, 342 pages.

Daya Kishan Thussu's International Communication: Continuity and Change, presents a comprehensive and thoroughly readable overview of the significant global impact of communication from ancient times to the Internet era. The book describes major technological, political, cultural, and commercial breakthroughs and trends, and explains how each has helped to make the world a smaller place. While acknowledging the demonstrated potential of modern communication technology to effect revolutionary change in all corners of the globe, the book also recognizes certain enduring cultural and economic forces …


In Search Of Congressional Intent, William Malone Mar 2001

In Search Of Congressional Intent, William Malone

Federal Communications Law Journal

Book Review: The Communications Act: A Legislative History of the Major Amendments, 1934-1996, Max D. Paglin ed., Pike & Fischer, Inc., 1999, 438 pages.

The Communications Act: A Legislative History of the Major Amendments 1934-1996, a second volume of the important literary legacy of the Golden Jubilee Commission on Telecommunications, has recently appeared beside the well-thumbed copy of its sister volume, A Legislative History of the Communications Act of 1934, in the library of every diligent communications lawyer. In this Review, William Malone discusses both the content and the format of this legislative history, as well as the continuing relevance …