The Anthropocene in Global Media will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental studies, media and communication studies, and the environmental humanities, as well as those who are concerned about the survival of humans on planet Earth.
Focuses upon the phenomenon of export-led industrialisation fuelled by foreign investment and technology. The author concentrates on Mexico, where US companies have been taking advantage of inexpensive labour to establish 'maquilla' factories that assemble US parts for export.
Dr. Leslie Sklair is a Reader in Sociology at LSE. His thesis, Sociology of Progress, was published by Routledge in 1970.