During much of the military regime in Brazil (1964-1985), an elaborate but illegal system of restrictions prevented the press from covering important news or criticizing the government. In this intriguing new book, Anne-Marie Smith investigates why the press acquiesced to this system, and why this state-administered system of restrictions was known as "self-censorship."
Smith argues that it was routine, rather than fear, that kept the lid on Brazil's press. The banality of state censorship-a mundane, encompassing set of automatically repeated procedures that functioned much like any other state bureaucracy-seemed impossible to circumvent. While the press did not consider the censorship legitimate, they were never able to develop the resources to overcome censorship's burdensome routines.
| ISBN: | 9780822956211 |
| Publication date: | 15th July 1997 |
| Author: | AnneMarie Smith |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Pitt Latin American Series |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Ethical issues: censorship History of the Americas |
During much of the military regime in Brazil (1964-1985), an elaborate but illegal system of restrictions prevented the press from covering important news or criticizing the government. In this intriguing new book, Anne-Marie Smith investigates why the press acquiesced to this system, and why this state-administered system of restrictions was known as "self-censorship." Smith argues that it was routine, rather than fear, that kept the lid on Brazil's press.
A Forced Agreement features in the following genres: Politics and government, Ethical issues: censorship, History of the Americas
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A Forced Agreement was written by AnneMarie Smith and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
A Forced Agreement has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Pitt Latin American Series series
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