Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa

by Herman Wasserman

Book Overview

Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of 'democracy' and 'development'. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the African continent, essays employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to ask critical questions about the potential of popular media to contribute...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415577942
• ISBN13: 9780415577946
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"