Description: Media, Geopolitics, and Power : A View from the Global South, Hardcover by Wasserman, Herman, ISBN 0252041623, ISBN-13 9780252041624, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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
Publication Name: Media, Geopolitics, and Power : a View from the Global South
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Communication Studies, Media Studies, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History
Author: Herman Wasserman
Item Width: 6.2 in
Series: Geopolitics of Information Ser.
Format: Hardcover
