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Comprehensive, multidisciplinary analysis of contemporary Japan
Features leading scholars from around the globe providing an
insiders' view on what happened in Japan and why its significant
for understanding the challenges of a nation facing stark dilemmas
Delves deeply into the layers of a complex and increasingly diverse
society in the context of simmering ethnonationalism, economic
torpor, political stagnation and cultural dynamism One of the few
volumes to provide insights from the social sciences and humanities
Asia is in flux and here we examine how this is forcing Japan to
question longstanding verities and values and what this portends
for its future and regional relations
Includes accessible theoretical frameworks which cover key
definitions and debates in the field of trauma studies for
undergraduates and readers new to the field. Contains contributions
from an international team of first-rate Asian Studies scholars
working in anthropology, history, political science, international
relations and sociology, covering an emotive, and often
controversial subject area. The case studies presented cover eight
different East Asian states and present an interdisciplinary
approach across Asian history, politics, sociology, culture and
anthropology.
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary analysis of contemporary Japan
Features leading scholars from around the globe providing an
insiders' view on what happened in Japan and why its significant
for understanding the challenges of a nation facing stark dilemmas
Delves deeply into the layers of a complex and increasingly diverse
society in the context of simmering ethnonationalism, economic
torpor, political stagnation and cultural dynamism One of the few
volumes to provide insights from the social sciences and humanities
Asia is in flux and here we examine how this is forcing Japan to
question longstanding verities and values and what this portends
for its future and regional relations
As a new president takes power in Russia, this book provides an
analysis of the changing relationship between control of Russian
television media and presidential power during the tenure of
President Vladimir Putin. It argues that the conflicts within
Russia's political and economic elites, and President Putin's
attempts to rebuild the Russian state after its fragmentation
during the Yeltsin administration, are the most significant causes
of changes in Russian media. Tina Burrett demonstrates that
President Putin sought to increase state control over television as
part of a larger programme aimed at strengthening the power of the
state and the position of the presidency at its apex, and that such
control over the media was instrumental to the success of the
president's wider systemic changes that have redefined the Russian
polity. The book also highlights the ways in which oligarchic media
owners in Russia used television for their own political purposes,
and that media manipulation was not the exclusive preserve of the
Kremlin, but a common pattern of behaviour in elite struggles in
the post-Soviet era. Basing its analysis predominately on
interviews with key players in the Moscow media and political
elites, and on secondary sources drawn from the Russian and Western
media, the book examines broad themes that have been the subject of
constant media interest, and have relevance beyond the confines of
Russian politics.
As a new president takes power in Russia, this book provides an
analysis of the changing relationship between control of Russian
television media and presidential power during the tenure of
President Vladimir Putin. It argues that the conflicts within
Russia's political and economic elites, and President Putin's
attempts to rebuild the Russian state after its fragmentation
during the Yeltsin administration, are the most significant causes
of changes in Russian media. Tina Burrett demonstrates that
President Putin sought to increase state control over television as
part of a larger programme aimed at strengthening the power of the
state and the position of the presidency at its apex, and that such
control over the media was instrumental to the success of the
president's wider systemic changes that have redefined the Russian
polity. The book also highlights the ways in which oligarchic media
owners in Russia used television for their own political purposes,
and that media manipulation was not the exclusive preserve of the
Kremlin, but a common pattern of behaviour in elite struggles in
the post-Soviet era. Basing its analysis predominately on
interviews with key players in the Moscow media and political
elites, and on secondary sources drawn from the Russian and Western
media, the book examines broad themes that have been the subject of
constant media interest, and have relevance beyond the confines of
Russian politics.
This book analyzes the constraints on press freedom and the ways in
which independent reporting and reporters are at risk in
contemporary Asia to provide a barometer of democratic development
in the region. Based on in-depth country case studies written by
academics and journalists, and some who straddle both professions,
from across the region, this book explores the roles of mainstream
and online media, and how they are subject to abuse by the state
and vested interests. Specific country chapters provide up-to-date
information on Bangladesh, Kashmir, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as on
growing populist and nationalist challenges to media freedom in the
Philippines, India, Indonesia and Japan. The book includes a
theoretical chapter pulling together trends and common constraints
facing newsrooms across Asia and a regional overview on the impact
of social media. Three chapters on China provide insights into the
country's tightening information environment under President Xi
Jinping. Moreover, the legal environment of the media, political
and external pressures, economic considerations, audience support
and journalists' standards and ethics are explored. As an
international and interdisciplinary study, this book will appeal to
undergraduates, graduates and scholars engaged in human rights,
media studies, democratization, authoritarianism and Asian Studies,
as well as Asia specialists, journalists, legal scholars,
historians and political scientists.
This book analyzes the constraints on press freedom and the ways in
which independent reporting and reporters are at risk in
contemporary Asia to provide a barometer of democratic development
in the region. Based on in-depth country case studies written by
academics and journalists, and some who straddle both professions,
from across the region, this book explores the roles of mainstream
and online media, and how they are subject to abuse by the state
and vested interests. Specific country chapters provide up-to-date
information on Bangladesh, Kashmir, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as on
growing populist and nationalist challenges to media freedom in the
Philippines, India, Indonesia and Japan. The book includes a
theoretical chapter pulling together trends and common constraints
facing newsrooms across Asia and a regional overview on the impact
of social media. Three chapters on China provide insights into the
country's tightening information environment under President Xi
Jinping. Moreover, the legal environment of the media, political
and external pressures, economic considerations, audience support
and journalists' standards and ethics are explored. As an
international and interdisciplinary study, this book will appeal to
undergraduates, graduates and scholars engaged in human rights,
media studies, democratization, authoritarianism and Asian Studies,
as well as Asia specialists, journalists, legal scholars,
historians and political scientists.
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