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The Political Economy of the South African Press, 1920-50

The Political Economy of the South African Press, 1920-50

Hadland, Adrian

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South

Business GeneralWriting InstructionGeneral Sociology

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 4, 2026

ISBN10: 3032294002
ISBN13: 9783032294005
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 4 2026
Pages: 123
Language: English
This book looks at two specific components of the South African newspaper and printing industry, labour and capital. On the labour side, it examines the structure, policies and impact of the trade union, the South African Typographical Union (SATU), and how it shaped labour policy in the build-up to the launch of apartheid in 1948. With regard to capital, this book unpicks the development and implications of concentration and monopoly in the sector and investigates the impact of the world paper famine, a deeply influential crisis for the industry triggered by World War II. By looking behind the scenes at what was happening within the structure of the industry, a more nuanced view is possible not only of the role of the newspaper industry in the creation and consolidation of apartheid but also of how media organisations are able to exert their influence on politics and society more generally.

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