Introduction: Documentary, contemporary society and media culture
PART I: Globalization, documentary film and television
Chapter 1: Globalization in a mediated world
Chapter 2: Sociology and aesthetics of documentary genres
Chapter 3: Engaging with and investigating reality: the social and political documentary
PART II: War, terror and democracy: the post-9/11 documentary
Chapter 4: Into the dark side: the politics of war
Chapter 5: On the battleground: reporting and representing war
Chapter 6: Behind the headlines: documentaries, war, terror and everyday life
PART III: A new global order: political, social and cultural challenges
Chapter 7: Politics and spin in a mediated world
Chapter 8: A multicultural world: migration, culture and everyday life
Chapter 9: Risk society: the environmental challenge
Conclusion: Cosmopolitan narratives: documentary in the new digital media culture
