Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Paradigms Lost: Reconsidering the Concept of Modernization -- Political Institutionalization -- From Pax Americana to Fax Americana1: Communication Research and the Study of Politics -- The Chinese Press During the Late Ch’ing and Republican Era -- Politics and the Press on Taiwan, 1945–1990 -- Opposition Political Opinion Magazines -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Media Names
