Introduction - The third wave and the fourth dimension: communications and the media in the information age -- 1. International communications and international politics since 1945 -- 2. Brushfires and firefighters: international affairs and the news media -- 3. Illusions of reality: the media and the reporting of warfare -- 4. Mind games: information warfare and psychological operations -- Conclusion: back to the future
Summary
Traces the increased involvement of the media in issues of war & peace from the nineteenth century to the present day, and analyses the nature, role & influence of communications within the international arena in the modern world
