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Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa

By: Robert B. Horwitz

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Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa

By: Robert B. Horwitz

The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa as a detailed and extended case study in political transformation - the transition from apartheid to democracy. The reform of broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency and the print press from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions took place via a complex political process in which civil society activism, embodying a post-social democratic ideal, largely won out over the powerful forces of formal market capitalism and older models of state control. In the cautious acceptance of the market, the civil society organizations sought to use the dynamism of the market while thwarting its inevitable inequities. Forged in the crucible of a difficult transition to democracy, communication reform in South Africa was navigated between the National Party's embrace of the market and the African National Congress leadership's default statist orientation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139428691

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9781139428699

America's Right

Anti-Establishment Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party

By: Robert B. Horwitz

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America's Right

Anti-Establishment Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party

By: Robert B. Horwitz

Conservatism has been the most important political doctrine in the United States for nearly four decades. It has dominated the intellectual debate and largely set the policy agenda, even during years of Democratic electoral control. But 21st century conservatism has moved far beyond even the Reagan Revolution of small government, lower taxes and a respect for tradition. The alliance of libertarians, neoconservatives, and the Christian right has launched anxious and angry attacks on the purported homosexual agenda, the “hoax” of climate change, the rule by experts and elites, and the banishment of religion from the public realm. In the foreign policy arena it has tried to remake the world through the cleansing fire of violence. Contemporary American conservatism practices a politics that is disciplined, uncompromising, utopian, and enraged, seeking to “take back our country.” This is “anti-establishment conservatism,” whose origin can be traced back to the right wing that battled both the reigning post-World War II liberal consensus and the moderate, establishment Republican Party. This book examines the nature of anti-establishment conservatism, traces its development from the 1950s to the Tea Party, and explains its political ascendance.

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259

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745670490

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9780745670492

The Irony of Regulatory Reform

The Deregulation of American Telecommunications

By: Robert Britt Horwitz

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The Irony of Regulatory Reform

The Deregulation of American Telecommunications

By: Robert Britt Horwitz

Horwitz here examines the history of telecommunications to build a compelling new theory of regulation, showing how anti-regulation rhetoric has often had unintended and unwanted effects on American industry.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195054458

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9780195054453

Principles of Adaptive Optics

By: Robert K. Tyson,Benjamin West Frazier

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Principles of Adaptive Optics

By: Robert K. Tyson,Benjamin West Frazier

Principles of Adaptive Optics describes the foundations, principles, and applications of adaptive optics (AO) and its enabling technologies. This leading textbook addresses the fundamentals of AO at the core of astronomy, high-energy lasers, biomedical imaging, and optical communications. Key Features: Numerous examples to explain and support the underlying principles Hundreds of new references to support the topics that are addressed End-of-chapter questions and exercises A complete system design example threaded through each chapter as new material is introduced

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CRC Press

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1000531341

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Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa

Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa

America's Right

America's Right

The Irony of Regulatory Reform

The Irony of Regulatory Reform

Principles of Adaptive Optics

Principles of Adaptive Optics

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