Media, Military and Politics : A Study on Bangladesh

Contents: 1. Media and civil-military relations: an overview. 2. Media-military and civil-military dimensions: a theoretical aspect. 3. Media scenario: Bangladesh. 4. Media, military and political institutions. 5. Media, military and socio-economic trends. 6. Military establishment and media. Summary. Bibliography.

"The book is an attempt to analyze the media and civil-military relations in general, and in the case of Bangladesh in particular. It explores the theoretical perspective regarding media\'s role in civil-military set-ups where military, media and politics are intertwined in a complicated manner. A complete media scenario about Bangladesh has been given in the backdrop of institutional and socio-economic conditions as well as according to the nature of military itself.

The book provides a comprehensive viewpoint on media, military and politics." (jacket)