Radio Nation: Communication, Popular Culture, and Nationalism in Mexico, 1920-1950

by Joy Elizabeth Hayes

Book Overview

The role of mass communication in nation building has often been underestimated, particularly in the case of Mexico. Following the Revolution, the Mexican government used the new medium of radio to promote national identity and build support for the new regime. Joy Hayes now tells how an emerging country became a radio nation.

This groundbreaking book investigates the intersection of radio broadcasting and nation building. Hayes tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816541582
• ISBN13: 9780816541584
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"