History of International Broadcasting

by James Wood and James Wood

Book Overview

The history of radio broadcasting is traced from its earliest origins, through its role as a subversive tool in World War II to the cold war era, and finally to its present day use as an instrument of foreign policy used by over 160 countries.

The effects on the cold war, in which propoganda broadcasting was the ultimate weapon, contributing in no small measure to the collapse of communism in the USSR, are analysed. The roles of Voice of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863413021
• ISBN13: 9780863413025
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"