A Forced Agreement: Press Acquiescence to Censorship in Brazil Contributor(s): Smith, Anne-Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822956217 ISBN-13: 9780822956211 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 1997 Click for more in this series: Pitt Latin American |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | Latin America - South America - Political Science | Censorship |
Dewey: 323.445 |
LCCN: 97-4624 |
Series: Pitt Latin American |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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