CHAPTER FOUR: which concludes the dissertation assesses the performance of Radio in relation to development with some suggested policy recommendations for both the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and the government. ... CHAPTER ONE MASS MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 'Development' is usually referred to by quantifiable indicators such as Gross National Product (GNP) and per capita income in traditional Social Science literature. ... Thus literacy, ideological orientation and political participation constituted real issues for most developing countries espousi...

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For example, Toni Morrison, in her critical text Playing in the Dark, has argued that everything that constitutes whiteness as a racial identity--from the national literature of the United States to its Constitution to the daily practices of its citizens--is a response to the absent/objectified presence of the black Other or, in her words, "to a dark, abiding, signing Africanist presence" (5). She goes on to say: Just as the formation of the nation necessitated coded language and purposeful restrictions ... so too did the literature, whose founding characteristics extend into the twentieth...

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Human beings are thought to be limited and imperfect creatures, who seek meaning and security within the national community. So, the core goal of conservative Nationalism is to maintain national unity by fostering patriotic loyalty and "pride in one's country." ... The experience of colonial rule helped to forge a sense of nationhood and a desire for national liberation. ... Liberalism was founded on a defense of individual freedom, traditionally expressed in the language of rights. ... Rather, it is a force capable of promoting both unity within each nation and brotherhood amongst all ...

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Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist, notes that "In New York I have always felt that I was at the center of the world, in a modern Babylon, a sort of Borgesian aleph with representation of all the languages, religions, and cultures of the planet, and from which there circulate to the globe all fashions and vices, values and nonvalues, usages, customs, music, images and prototypes resulting from the incredible mixtures in this city"(393). ... According to Saskia Sassen, focusing on cities in an analysis of economic globalization signals the declining significance of the national economy ...

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As proven in the later years of the National party, the ideologies of apartheid were continually being abandoned in the name of siding with business practices for economic prosperity in spite of the conflicts it posed with apartheid's goal of completely separating races. ... This assertion within the Moodley and Heribert text gives insight into the delusions of the National Party during this era. ... The National Party could not have alleviated the myriad of problems it had without causing total destruction to the "system " it had built. ... "In March 1965, a delegation from " A Nationa...

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Nationalism began the idea of national superiority. ... Christianity, western European languages, and Imperialism benefited underdeveloped regions through improved transportation, education, and medical care. ...

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"Beautiful catecheses [oral teachings] that came down from the period are called mystagogic catecheses" (Lease, 1980, p. 1306) because they were presented entirely with the use of the mystery language. In addition, the new story of Jesus' death and resurrection was formulated in the sumptuous language of the mysteries. ... Consequently, Christianity was not only turned native in Graeco-Roman cities, but also helped to shape the Graeco-Roman world; conversely the Graeco-Roman world helped to shape Christianity giving it the language and all other creative symbols at its disposal to produce...

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Imperialism, or empire building, is a practice whereby a more powerful country dominates and influences a weaker nation, either by economic, political or religious means. Imperialism is sometimes used interchangeably with colonialism, which implies formal political control, involving territorial a...

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