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008 070416s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2007016060
020 _z1403982015 (alk. paper)
020 _a9781403982018 (alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)124031768
043 _af------
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050 0 0 _aJQ1879
_b.I24
082 0 0 _a306.2096
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100 1 _aIbelema, Minabere,
_d1954-
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245 1 4 _aAfrican press, civic cynicism, and democracy /
_cMinabere Ibelema.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2008.
300 _axvi, 279 p. ;
_c22 cm.
440 0 _aPalgrave Macmillan series in international political communication
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and index.
505 0 _aUncertain prospects for democracy -- The emergent independent press -- Journalism values and the African press -- Civic cynicism -- Consolidating democracy -- The Nigerian press and the First Republic -- Military coups and press/public support -- Press reembrace of democracy -- Civic cynicism and disordered democracy -- Combating civic cynicism -- Postscript: A groundswell of social capital.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zAfrica.
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650 0 _aPress and politics
_zAfrica.
_913271
650 0 _aPolitical corruption
_zAfrica.
_913272
651 0 _aAfrica
_xPolitics and government
_y1960-
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-d.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-t.html
942 _2lcc
_cBOOK
999 _c510
_d510