American Idol After Iraq: Competing for Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age

"This book breaks completely new ground in the study of communication power–-the key power of the 21st century." Manuel Castells, Author of The Network Society

This book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs, American Idol after Iraq examines the increasingly-complex role that media plays in a world where conflicts are as much about the abundant cultural flows of the global information economy as the scarcity of oil and water.