Political Regimes and the Media in Asia

Name: Political Regimes and the Media in Asia
Author: Krishna Sen

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Gebonden, 248 blz. | Engels

Taylor & Francis | 1e druk, 2007

ISBN13: 9780415402972

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Taylor & Francis 1e druk, 2007 9780415402972

Onderdeel van serie Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia

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This book analyzes the relationship between political power and the media in a range of nation states in East and Southeast Asia, focusing in particular on the place of the media in authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes. It discusses the centrality of media in sustaining repressive regimes, and the key role of the media in the transformation and collapse of such regimes. It questions in particular the widely held beliefs, that the state can have complete control over the media consumption of its citizens, that commercialization of the media necessarily leads to democratization, and that the transnational, liberal dimensions of western media are crucial for democratic movements in Asia. Countries covered include Burma, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.