From the Publisher
"A succinct reader for anyone looking to gain a grasp of how Indian media operates ... Contextualises the contemporary media landscape from film to news to online media and tackles all the relevant topics. A must read for those starting media studies in India and a good reader for those outside to gain insights about the Indian media’s unique place in a globalized world."
Asian Creative Transformations
"Provides a clear understanding of the growing importance of the media industry in India … Given the growing interest in Indian media as an object of academic research and study around the world, this book provides a useful introduction and sets directions for further debates."
Contemporary South Asia
"Indian Media deals with a wide range of issues, such as the making of modern India, a critical appraisal of Gandhi’s views on media and its development, liberalisation and the age of television, piracy, cybercultures and media provisions in the scenario of the new leisure economy. Athique identifies the development of ‘native’ cinema as rare among colonial societies, and demonstrates an impeccable understanding of the cultural hegemony of Bollywood in Indian cinema."
Media International Australia
"Adrian Athique offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the media in India, situating the topic in the context of global media flows and debates. He covers the field in a way that is as clear-headed as it is clearly written."
Toby Miller, co-author Global Hollywood
"Despite unprecedented expansion of media and communication in the world's largest democracy and one of its fastest growing economies, in international scholarship the study of media in India has rarely gone beyond tokenism. Taking a global approach to the study of Indian media, Athique's accessible and incisive book makes a major intervention in Indian media studies and more broadly contributes to the internationalization of our field. Highly recommended."
Daya Thussu, University of Westminster
"Assessing the distinctiveness of Indian media while framing it in relation to global media practices, Adrian Athique offers an astute overview of India's globalization by considering its media along the registers of technology, commodity, services and markets. With insights into Indian media piracy, digitality and corporate branding, this book is a welcome contribution to conversations on the centrality of media institutions in shaping heterogeneous forms of globalization around the world."
Priya Jaikumar, University of Southern California
