Political Regimes and the Media in Asia (Routledge Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia) by Krishna Sen, Terence Lee epub fb2 djvu
Author: | Krishna Sen, Terence Lee |
Title: | Political Regimes and the Media in Asia (Routledge Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia) |
ISBN: | 0415491738 |
ISBN13: | 978-0415491730 |
Other Formats: | lrf mobi rtf lrf |
Pages: | 248 pages |
Publisher: | Routledge; 1 edition (December 24, 2007) |
Language: | English |
Size EPUB version: | 1843 kb |
Size FB2 version: | 1350 kb |
Category: | Science & Math |
Subcategory: | Earth Sciences |
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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.