Words Like Colored Glass: The Role Of The Press In Taiwan's Democratization Process

by Daniel K Berman

Overview

A study of the contribution of the Press to the democratization process in Taiwan. Combining ideas from political science, communication theory and Chinese studies, the author challenges conventional wisdom on the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367216931
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.56(h) x (d)

About the Author

Daniel K. Berman's publications have spanned a broad range of subject matter and disciplines but always with the goal of making a worthy topic interesting and accessible to readers, with a strong pro-consumer orientation. His work as a credit counselor in the 1980s led to publication in 1988 of his first book on consumer credit, which the American Library Association called "a thorough and enlightening primer on a subject of interest to most Americans." In his new series on the U.S. credit system, Dan brings to bear his training as an investigative news reporter and a social science Ph.D., presenting the results of meticulous research in an easy-to-read and entertaining format

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — Paradigms Lost: Reconsidering the Concept of Modernization — Political Institutionalization — From Pax Americana to Fax Americana1: Communication Research and the Study of Politics — The Chinese Press During the Late Ch’ing and Republican Era — Politics and the Press on Taiwan, 1945–1990 — Opposition Political Opinion Magazines — Conclusion — Glossary of Media Names

Editorial Reviews

Combining ideas from political science, communication theory, and Chinese studies, Berman details the contributions of the press to the democratization process in Taiwan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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