Denis McQuail's major work, "Mass Communication", is another essential part of the SAGE "Benchmark" series. Drawing on both classic and contemporaneous sources, McQuail guides us through the central defining papers that anchor this field. Taken together, the four volumes will provide access to the key debates within the field and all the main lines of research that have emerged. Denis McQuail's credentials as editor are impeccable - McQuail's "Mass Communication" is a central text now into its 5th edition, translated, used and respected globally.