Media and Power on the Margins of Europe (The Hampton Press Communication Series. Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identity)

This text explores the links between the expression of local language and traditions in a globally connected world. The Breton people are like many other cultural gorups in Europe whose cultural markers can only be found through a web of national and international media connections. Though no longer actively discourged by policy at the organizational levels, the Breton language is still under siege from indifference by the powers that control media outlets. This book traces the ways that the Breton people have manged to express their language and cultural values through developing their own media, and through navigating the government and corporate institutions that control access to information.