Book Review

Abstract

Brian Murphy examines the following books:Democratic Communications: Formations, Projects and Possibilities. By James F. Hamilton. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008, 335p. (cloth, $80.00) ISBN-10: 0739118668; ISBN-13: 9780739118665 Understanding Alternative Media. By Olga Guedes Bailey, Bart Cammaerts and Nico Carpenter. Maidenhead UK and New York: Open University Press and McGraw Hill, 2008, 196 p. (paperback, $54.95) ISBN-10: 033522210; ISBN-13: 9780335222101 The Alternative Media Handbook. By Kate Coyer, Tony Dowmunt and Alan Fountain. London and New York: Routledge, 2007, 352 p. (paperback, $34.15) ISBN-10: 0-41535965-1; ISBN- 13: 978-0-415-35965-8