Description: Media, Geopolitics, and Power : A View from the Global South, Hardcover by Wasserman, Herman, ISBN 0252041623, ISBN-13 9780252041624, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK The end of apartheid brought South Africa into the global media environment. Outside companies invested in the nations newspapers while South African conglomerates pursued lucrative tech ventures and communication markets around the world. Many observers viewed the rapid development of South African media as a roadmap from authoritarianism to global modernity.
Herman Wasserman analyzes the debates surrounding South Africas new media presence against the backdrop of rapidly changing geopolitics. His exploration reveals how South African disputes regarding access to, and representation in, the media reflect the domination and inequality in the global communication sphere. Optimists see post-apartheid media as providing a vital space that encourages exchanges of opinion in a young democracy. Critics argue the public sphere mirrors South Africas past divisions and privileges the viewpoints of the elite. Wasserman delves into the ways these simplistic narratives obscure the countrys internal tensions, conflicts, and paradoxes even as he charts the diverse nature of South African entry into the global arena.
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Book Title: Media, Geopolitics, and Power : A View from the Global South
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Media, Geopolitics, and Power: a View from the Global South
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: History
Item Height: 229 mm
Type: Textbook
Author: Herman Wasserman
Series: Geopolitics of Information
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
