<FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><P><FONT SIZE="2">In this book, Chris Atton offers a fresh introduction to alternative media: one which is not limited to `radical&apos; media, but can also account for newer cultural forms such as zines, fanzines, and personal websites. </FONT></P><FONT SIZE="2"><B></B></FONT><P><B><FONT SIZE="2">Alternative Media</FONT></B><FONT SIZE="2">:</FONT></P><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><UL><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2">Examines how and why people produce and use alternative media - to make meaning, to interpret, and to change the world in which they live</FONT></LI><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2">Encompasses a wide range of alternative media and draws on examples from both the United States and United Kingdom </FONT></LI><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2">Locates contemporary alternative media in their cultural, historical and political contexts </FONT></LI><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT></UL><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><P><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></P><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT>