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" The spectacle of democracy : "
Richard Maxwell
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BL
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636670
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Maxwell, Richard,1957-
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The spectacle of democracy : : Spanish television, nationalism, and political transition /\ Richard Maxwell
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xxxvii, 197 pages :: maps ;; 24 cm
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0816623570
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: 9780816623570
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: 0816623589
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: 9780816623587
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index
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Introduction: The Decline of National Mass Media? -- pt. I. Political Transitions, Media Transitions. 1. The Death of the Dictator and the Twilight of National Mass Media. 2. The Regional Question. 3. Transnational Phenomena in Spanish Media -- pt. II. The Politics of Privatization. 4. It's Private: Policymaking for Television in Spain, 1977-82. 5. Unlikely Hegemony, Unfinished Party -- UCD in Crisis. 6. Political Failure, Broken Rules, and the Symbolic Advance of Private TV. 7. The PSOE: New Rhetoric, New Pressures, and New Strategies for Media Reform. 8. For the Few: The Socialist Revival of Expectation for Private TV. 9. Social Democracy, Modernization, and Corporatism in Action. 10. Politics of Diminishing Returns. 11. Private TV Now and Forever -- pt. III. The Geography of Television in Spain. 12. Electronic Regions of Spain. 13. In the Region of Electronic and Political Conflicts. 14. The Distant Space of Political Economy -- Conclusion: The End of National Mass Media?
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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 research into Spanish culture, mass media, and political economy. Although focused on Spain, his work provides general insight into the nature of communication policy debates in today's globalized economy
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A study of the transformation of television in Spain following the end of Franco's dictatorship, Maxwell's book examines the politics of the privatization of television, the rise of regional television, and the transnational realignment of national media space
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Television broadcasting-- Spain-- History
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Television and politics-- Spain
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384.55/4/0946
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PN1992.3.S6M39 1994
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