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

Name: Words Like Colored Glass:The Role Of The Press In Taiwan's Democratization Process
ISBN: 9780429268205

doi:10.4324/9780429268205

Book

ABSTRACT

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.

Words Like Colored Glass

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|15 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|22 pages

Paradigms Lost: Reconsidering the Concept of Modernization

chapter 3|21 pages

Political Institutionalization

chapter 4|41 pages

From Pax Americana to Fax Americana 1 : Communication Research and the Study of Politics

chapter 5|22 pages

The Chinese Press During the Late Ch’ing and Republican Era

chapter 6|48 pages

Politics and the Press on Taiwan, 1945–1990

chapter 7|32 pages

Opposition Political Opinion Magazines

chapter 8|15 pages

Conclusion