This informative important and readable volume should populate the shelves of those wanting to understand more fully how the media and mass communication operate today Continuing where McQuail’s legendary volumes on mass communication theory ended Deuze pays him tribute while offering another chance to engage with its debates in real time Professor Barbie Zelizer Published On: 2020 03 02 Denis McQuail’s classic reference work now thoroughly updated by Mark Deuze provides an eminently dependable and accessible overview of media and communication theory With a well balanced mix of description analysis and supporting figures and boxes the seventh edition remains a one stop resource for student and scholar alike Klaus Bruhn Jensen Published On: 2021 02 05