Political Regimes and the Media in East Asia Continuities, Contradictions and Change

The role of the mass media is crucial to the power of authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes. This collection of essays systematically analyzes the articulations of global and national media and the ways in which these are embedded in national political regime change in Asia. Included is analysis of the political and cultural implications of the rhetoric and reality of privatization of the media and its role in local democratic aspirations, multinational economic agendas and the political aims of authoritarian and transitional regimes.Lee, Terence is the author of 'Political Regimes and the Media in East Asia Continuities, Contradictions and Change', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415402972 and ISBN 0415402972.