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Power And Press Freedom In Liberia 1830-1970

The Impact of Globalization and Civil Society on Media-Government Relations

ISBN-13: 9781592212941

Contributor(s): Carl Patrick Burrowes

Subject: African Studies (Regional)

Publisher Imprint: Africa World Press

Publication Date: 01-02-2005

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£29.95

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About the book

This book tells the rich and often heroic story of the press in Liberia. Early newspapers were infused with a broad race consciousness which gave way to a specific nationalism at the turn of the last century. Initially, newspapers featured biting social commentary and enjoyed wide latitude to criticise officials, but restrictions were soon applied. Exploring the uses and abuses of power, the author demonstrates that the experience of Liberia provides a sobering corrective to the current euphoria regarding the effects of globalisation.