Previously published in German as Mythos Globalisierung. Wiesbaden : Verlag fèur Sozialwissenschaften, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-213) and index.

Theory - structural transformation of the global public sphere? -- I nternational reporting - 'No further than Columbus...'' -- Satellite te levision - the renaissance of world regions -- Film and programme impor ts - entertainment culture as the core of media globalization -- The In ternet - the Information Revolution which came too late for the 'Third Wave of democratization' -- International broadcasting - from national propaganda to global dialogue and back again -- Media and immigration - ethnicity and transculturalism in the media age -- Media policy - why the state continues to play a role -- Media capital - the limits of tra nsnationalization.