Mediated Political RealitiesThis argues that most people learn about politics from information imparted by mass media and that our opinions are shaped by the sources of that information. The authors also contend that political reality is transformed, or mediated, into fantasy, and reality disappears. |
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The RePresentation of History in Popular Culture | 72 |
Women | 90 |
Fantasies of Court Life | 101 |
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