200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Media and Politics in Pacific Asia is the first book to provide a detailed account of the political influences exerted by both domestic and international media in Pacific Asia. Duncan McCargo argues that the media are political actors and institutions in their own right, and that as such they can play a variety of political roles, some of which support processes of demographic transition and... Read more
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Politics and Media in Pacific Asia 2. Media in Times of Crisis: Media and Democratic Transitions in Southeast Asia 3. Media in Peacetime? Press and Television in Japan 4. Media as an Agent of Stability? Suharto's Indonesia 5. Media in a Time of Transition: Hong Kong 6. International Media and Domestic Politics: Tales from Thailand 7. Conclusion Select Bibliography Index
Biography
Duncan McCargo is Professor of Southeast Asian politics at the University of Leeds.
'The book would be of utmost interest to scholars investigating media influences in Asia, from both media and political science perspectives, as well as those pursuing cultural studies or historical research.' - Contemporary Southeast Asia
