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Glasnost in Britain?
Norman Buchan (Ed.)
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Description for Glasnost in Britain?
Hardcover. This series of essays argue that control of the media is under greater attack in modern Britain than it has been for more than a century. The contributors analyze the current position of censorship in Great Britain and suggest solutions from a wide spectrum of political and social fields. Editor(s): Buchan, Norman; Sumner, Tricia. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFMD; JPQB; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Title in gilt to spine. Light pencil scoring on FFEP, remains very good
The freedom of the word is under greater attack now than for more than a century. Parliament increasingly subject to autocratic control; local democracy restricted by central government; threat of VAT on books; the press under narrowing ownership; academics fearing restrictions in developing new ideas; proposed privatisation of broadcasting without guarantee of quality or diversity; shift in arts funding towards sponsorship; the changing laws on secrecy; Spycatcher . . . Whereas glasnost in the Soviet Union is the attempt to end a single autocratic state control, in Britain it is this network of interlinked factors that has put the word ... Read more
The freedom of the word is under greater attack now than for more than a century. Parliament increasingly subject to autocratic control; local democracy restricted by central government; threat of VAT on books; the press under narrowing ownership; academics fearing restrictions in developing new ideas; proposed privatisation of broadcasting without guarantee of quality or diversity; shift in arts funding towards sponsorship; the changing laws on secrecy; Spycatcher . . . Whereas glasnost in the Soviet Union is the attempt to end a single autocratic state control, in Britain it is this network of interlinked factors that has put the word ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333490570
SKU
KCW0005927
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Ref
99-1
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