Al Jazeera Effect How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics

Name: Al Jazeera Effect How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics
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ISBN: 9781597972000

ISBN-10: 1597972002

ISBN-13: 9781597972000

Edition: 2008

Authors: Phillip Seib

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The battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is being fought not on the streets of Baghdad, but on the newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. The future of China is being shaped not by Communist Party bureaucrats, but by bloggers working quietly in cyber cafes. The next attacks by al Qaeda will emerge not from Osama bin Laden's cave, but from cells around the world connected by the Internet. In these and many other instances, traditional ways of reshaping global politics have been superseded by the influence of new media-satellite television, the Internet, and other high-tech tools. What is involved is more than a refinement of established practices. We are seeing a comprehensive…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Beyond the Clash of Civilizations



Channels and More Channels



The Internet Surge



The Rise of the Virtual State



Global Connections, Global Terrorism



The Cyber-struggle for Democracy



Transforming the Middle East



What It All Means


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author