The spectacle of democracy : Spanish television, nationalism, and political transition / Richard Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxwell, Richard, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting--Spain--History.

Television broadcasting.

Television and politics--Spain.

Television and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this age of increased global communication the media seem like juggernauts paving the way from dictatorship to democracy. Richard Maxwell's study of television in Spain overturns this myth of technological power. He shows us how transitions themselves have a profound impact on the media, as controllers of national television clash with commercial media promoters and with regionalists who want television to extend their nationalist politics and collective identity. Maxwell's sophisticated analysis of the many variables shaping communication policy within the nation-state draws on a decade of

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface: Who's Speaking?; Introduction: The Decline of National Mass Media?; Part I: Political Transitions, Media Transitions; Part II: The Politics of Privatization; Part III: The Geography of Television in Spain; Conclusion: The End of National Mass Media?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8553-3

OCLC:

476093692