title: The Media and Globalization
author:  Terhi Rantanen 
description: <em>"As an exercise in further expanding the frontiers of the media and communication in the globalization debate, the book has made a significant contribution."</em> Author: Emile McAnany Published On: 2006-10-09
zlib_text: Media as Politics in South Asia
  The dramatic expansion of the media and communications sector since the 1990s 
  has brought South Asia on the global scene as a major center for media produc-
  tion and consumption. This book is the first overview of media expansion and its 
  political ramifications in South Asia during these years of economic reforms.
   
  From the puzzling liberalization of media under military dictatorship in Paki-
  stan to the brutal killings of journalists in Sri Lanka, and the growing influence 
  of social media in riots and political protests in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the 
  chapters analyze some of the most important developments in the media fields of 
  contemporary South Asia. Attentive to colonial histories as well as connections 
  within and beyond South Asia in the age of globalization, the chapters combine 
  theoretically grounded studies with original empirical research to unravel the 
  dynamics of media as politics. The chapters are organized around the three 
  fr