Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Name: Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East
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ISBN: 9781572733046

ISBN-10: 1572733047

ISBN-13: 9781572733046

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kai Hafez, David L. Paletz

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The mass media in the Arab world has undergone profound changes during the 1990s with the introduction and spread of new technologies which go beyond the regional realm and bypass authoritarian control. This text examines whether this access is sufficient to generate political and social change.

Book details

List price: $28.50
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Hampton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/31/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


About the Contributors


Introduction: Mass Media in the Middle East: Patterns of Political and Societal Change


Media Control and Ownership


Mass Media in the Arab States between Diversification and Stagnation: An Overview


Saudi Arabia's International Media Strategy: Influence through Multinational Ownership


Restructuring Television in Egypt: The Position of the State between Regional Supply and Local Demand


Freedom of the Press in Jordanian Press Laws 1927-1998


Mass Media and Development


The Changing Face of Arab Communications: Media Survival in the Information Age


Internet in the Arab World: A Step Towards "Information Society?"


Distribution of Ideas: Book Production and Publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East


Interaction Between Traditional Communication and Modern Media: Implications for Social Change in Iran and Pakistan


Media and Culture


"Coming Close to God" Through the Media: A Phenomenology of the Media Practices of Islamist Women in Egypt


The Global Flow of Information: A Critical Appraisal from the Perspective of Arab-Islamic Information Sciences


Author Index


Subject Index