A Forced Agreement: Press Acquiescence to Censorship in Brazil

by Anne-Marie Smith

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 \u201cself-censorship.\u201d Smith argues that it was routine, rather than fear, that kept the lid...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822956217
• ISBN13: 9780822956211
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"