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Avigon has to escape. Her mechanical world ruled by political clockwork masters is killing her soul. But can she hide in a surreal world of machines where she herself is one? This complete volume unveils the full story of Avigon's journey. A clockwork creation pushed beyond the dark world binding her soul where her true destiny is unlocked.

"Avigon has to escape. Her mechanical world is killing her soul. The sky is black with acrid smoke, the rivers run slick with oil, and bizarre clockwork creatures roam the streets. Above it all, eccentric power hungry polititians and egomanical clockwork masters govern with stone cold hearts. But how can Avigon escape a surreal world of machines where she herself is one? Avigon's desperate search will lead her to the darkest regions of humanity, beyond the edge of her soul and to the arms of her destiny." -- (p.4) of cover.

"This is one of the best books I've read on the changing relationship of television to society. It provides a very good analysis of theoretical perspectives on television and makes excellent use of critical theory. An accessible book that at the same time challenges the reader to think more deeply about the role of television in a formally democratic society. —Vincent Mosco Carleton University In this pathbreaking study, Douglas Kellner offers the most systematic, critically informed political and institutional study of television yet published in the United States. Focusing on the relationships among television, the state, and business, he traces the history of television broadcasting, emphasizing its socioeconomic impact and its growing political power. Throughout, Kellner evaluates the contradictory influence of television, a medium that has clearly served the interests of the powerful but has also dramatized conflicts within society and has on occasion led to valuable social criticism.