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Media, religion, and politics in Pakistan / Rai Shakil Akhtar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akhtar, Shakil.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Pakistan.
- Mass media.
- Pakistan--Social conditions.
- Pakistan.
- Social conditions.
- Local Subjects:
- Mass media--Pakistan.
- Pakistan--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 255 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book is a study of media texts in the Pakistani context, discussing the role and place of media in the country's social, political, religious, and historical contexts. It argues that the attitude developed under "parasitic landlordism" defines the role and scope of media, religion, politics, and social relations in Pakistani society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195791746
- OCLC:
- 42912271
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