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TV China

Ying Zhu, Chris Berry (ed.)

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press (2009), vi, 259 pp.

"If radio and film were the emblematic media of the Maoist era, television has rapidly established itself as the medium of the "marketized" China and in the diaspora. In less than two decades, television has become the dominant medium across the Chinese cultural world. TV China is the first antholog ... more

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Nigerian Television: Fifty Years of Television in Africa

Oluyinka Esan

Princeton: AMV Publishing (2009), xvii, 349 pp.

"Appreciating the challenges, role and prospects of the industry was at the very core of the author's raison d'être for writing the text. The research effort informing the book has sought to capture factors shaping the encoding practices of Nigerian television in its five decades of operations. The ... more

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Defining the Nation? Lebanese Television and Political Elites, 1990-2005

Katharina Nötzold

Berlin: Frank & Timme (2009), 346 + xxvi pp.

"Katharina Nötzold explores whether and how mass media can contribute to nation-building after civil war. Drawing on the example of Lebanon s audiovisual media organisations, which are mostly privately owned by politicians, she demonstrates how political elites use television to transmit their visi ... more

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The Handbook of Spanish Language Media

Alan B. Albarran (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2009), xix, 316 pp.

"With the rise of Spanish language media around the world, The Handbook of Spanish Language Media provides an overview of the field and its emerging issues. This Handbook will serve as the definitive source for scholars interested in this emerging field of study; not only to provide background knowl ... more

Le pluralisme télévisuel en Afrique de l'Ouest: état de lieux

Mactar Silla, Pauline Bend (eds.)

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 196 pp.

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The Asia Media Directory: A Handbook for Media Practitioners in the Region Interested in Establishing a Contact Network

Werner vom Busch, Alastair Carthew (eds.)

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2008), 305 pp.

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Fernsehen und politischer Wandel in der Republik Moldova: Eine kommunikationsgeschichtliche Analyse zur Medienpolitik 1986-2005

Marina Dumbrava

Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag (2008), 328 pp.

"Die Beziehungen zwischen Politik und Medien können sich innerhalb von Demokratien höchst unterschiedlich gestalten, denn die politischen Kulturen der jeweiligen Staaten durchdringen in hohem Maße deren Medienstrukturen. Wie sich dieses Verhältnis in den post-sowjetischen Transformationsgesellsc ... more

Mídia, política e mercado na sociedade moçambicana: O setor televisivo aberto

João Miguel

São Leopoldo: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Doctoral Thesis (2008), 189 pp.

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Enjeux et publics de la télévision en République démocratique du Congo (1990-2005)

Tharcisse-Henry Kasongo-Mwema Y'Ambayamba

Paris: L'Harmattan (2007), 265 pp.

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Pop Culture China! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle

Kevin Latham

Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (2007), xvii, 384 pp.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: North Africa and the Middle East

Gary Hoppenstand, Lynn Bartholome (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xv, 389 pp.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: Latin America

Gary Hoppenstand, John F. Bratzel (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xvi, 396 pp.

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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: Sub-Saharan Africa

Gary Hoppenstand, Dennis Hickey (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xviii, 387 pp.

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Arab Television Today

Naomi Sakr

New York: Tauris (2007), x, 262 pp.

"There is a great deal at stake for everyone in the future of Arab television. Political and social upheavals in this central but unsettled region are increasingly played out on television screens and in the tussles over programming that take place behind them. Al-Jazeera is of course only one playe ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Fackson Banda

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets. ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Zimbabwe. Research Findings and Conclusions

Rashweat Mukundu

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.

"There are a number of media players in Zimbabwe, in the private and state media, NGOs and training institutions, who have a keen interest in the development of the media in Zimbabwe. The majority of interviewees see the enactment of Zimbabwe’s media laws as the key change that has taken place ove ... more