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Spectacle of Democracy : Spanish Television, Nationalism, and Political Transition.

In this age of increased global communication the media seem like juggernauts paving the way from dictatorship to democracy. Richard Maxwell's study of television in Spain overturns this myth of technological power. He shows us how transitions themselves have a profound impact on the media, as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maxwell, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this age of increased global communication the media seem like juggernauts paving the way from dictatorship to democracy. Richard Maxwell's study of television in Spain overturns this myth of technological power. He shows us how transitions themselves have a profound impact on the media, as controllers of national television clash with commercial media promoters and with regionalists who want television to extend their nationalist politics and collective identity. Maxwell's sophisticated analysis of the many variables shaping communication policy within the nation-state draws on a decade of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 pages)
ISBN:9780816685530
0816685533