1 International Communication Research: Critical Reflections and a New Point of Departure / Chin-Chuan Lee, 1
2 Window Shopping: On Internationalizing "International Communication" / Elihu Katz, 29
3 Beyond Lazarsfeld: International Communication Research and Its Production of Knowledge / Tsan-Kuo Chang, 41
4 Beyond Modernization and the Four Theories of the Press / Jan Servaes, 66
5 Professional Models in Journalism: Between Homogenization and Diversity / Paolo Mancini, 90
6 Conditions of Capital: Global Media in Local Contexts / Michael Curtin, 109
7 The Enduring Strength of Hollywood: The "Imperial Adventure" Genre and Avatar / Jaap van Ginneken, 134
8 Resurrecting the Imperial Dimension in International Communication / Colin Sparks, 156
9 De-Westernization and Cosmopolitan Media Studies / Silvio Waisbord, 178
10 Local Experiences, Cosmopolitan Theories: On Cultural Relevance in International Communication Research / Chin-Chuan Lee, 201
11 Theorizing Media Production as a Quasi-Autonomous Field: A Reassessment of China News Studies / Judy Polumbaum, 225
12 Translation, Communication, and East-West Understanding / Zhang Longxi, 244
13 Public Spheres, Fields, Networks: Western Concepts for a De-Westernizing World? / Rodney Benson, 258
14 Cosmopolitanism and International Communication: Understanding Civil Society Actors / Peter Dahlgren, 281
15 Postcolonial Visual Culture: Arguments from India / Arvind Rajagopal, 302