Hafez, Kai, 1964-

Mass media, politics, and society in the Middle East / edited by Kai Hafez. - 1st ed - Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, c2001. - x, 249 p. ; 24 cm. - The Hampton Press communication series. Political communication .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Mass media in Arab states between diversification and stagnation / Hussein Amin -- Saudi Arabia's international media strategy / Douglas A. Boyd -- Restructuring television in Egypt / Tourya Guaaybess -- Freedom of the press in Jordanian press laws, 1927-1998 / Orayb Aref Najjar -- The changing face of Arab communications / Muhammad I. Ayish -- Internet in the Arab world / Henner Kirchner -- Distribution of ideas : book production and publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East / Stefan Winkler -- Interaction between traditional communication and modern media : implications for social change in Iran and Pakistan / Shir Mohammad Rawan -- "Coming close to God" through the media : a phenomenology of the media practices of Islamist women in Egypt / Karin Werner -- The global flow of information : a critical appraisal from the perspective of Arab-Islamic information sciences / Dagmar Glass.

1572733039 1572733047 (pbk.)

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Mass media--Middle East.

P92.M5 / M374 2001

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