{"product_id":"popular-media-democracy-and-development-herman-wasserman-9780415577946","title":"Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of 'democracy' and 'development'. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the African continent, essays employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to ask critical questions about the potential of popular media to contribute to democratic culture, provide sites of resistance, or, conversely, act as agents for the spread of Americanized entertainment culture to the detriment of local traditions. A wide variety of media formats and platforms are discussed, ranging from radio and television to the Internet, mobile phones, street posters, film and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs part of the Routledge series \u003cem\u003eInternationalizing Media Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, the book responds to the important challenge of broadening perspectives on media studies by bringing together a range of expert analyses of media in the African continent that will be of interest to students and scholars of media in Africa and further afield. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Wasserman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415577942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415577946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Herman Wasserman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919725003007,"sku":"9780415577946","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07b724cb-6a61-4f37-a0ed-4c8166cee585.jpg?v=1680811544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popular-media-democracy-and-development-herman-wasserman-9780415577946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}