Global Media Apocalypse: Pleasure, Violence and the Cultural Imaginings of Doom

The modern world has become trapped between fantasies of infinite bliss and the prospects of global annihilation. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic imaginings have become infused in contemporary culture, affecting the way we think, act, communicate and make decisions.

Paying particular attention to the role of digital communication networks, Jeff Lewis presents a highly original analysis of many of the world's most pressing problems - rampant consumerism, ecological disaster, global power shifts, refugees, political violence and warfare. Global Media Apocalypse provides a compelling and accessible analysis of a world whose desires and fantasies have drawn it to the edge of systemic collapse. It analyses the problems and pathways to a better future.