In this timely book, Jock Given looks at how the events of 11 September 2001 have altered the debate over how countries like Australia can preserve and strengthen their film and television industries. Steering a course between those people who see free trade as a universal panacea and those who fear its homogenising impact, this book offers a vivid account of how culture and trade are interacting in the real world of the early twenty first century.

In this timely book, Jock Given looks at how the events of 11 September 2001 have altered the debate over how countries like Australia can preserve and strengthen their film and television industries. Steering a course between those people who see free trade as a universal panacea and those who fear its homogenising impact, this book offers a vivid account of how culture and trade are interacting in the real world of the early twenty first century.

In this timely book, Jock Given looks at how the events of 11 September 2001 have altered the debate over how countries like Australia can preserve and strengthen their film and television industries. Steering a course between those people who see free trade as a universal panacea and those who fear its homogenising impact, this book offers a vivid account of how culture and trade are interacting in the real world of the early twenty first century.