Markaz al-Imārāt lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-Istirātījīyah. <br/><br/>
The information revolution and the Arab world :  its impact on state and society. 

 - 1st ed 
 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates :  New York, N.Y. :  Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ;  Distributed by British Academic Press,  1998. 
 - xii, 236 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- The information-communications revolution and the global economy / Lester Thurow -- What makes Arabian Gulf satellite TV programs? A comparative analysis of the volume, origin, and type of program / Abdellatif Aloofy -- The contribution of public opinion research to an understanding of the information revolution and its impact in North Africa and beyond / Mark Tessler -- Mass media and the policy process / David Morgan -- Triumph of the image and its aftermath : the Gulf War as media ecology / Hamid Mowlana -- The Arab World and the information age : promises and challenges / Mustapha Masmoudi -- Telecommunications trends and policies in the United Arab Emirates and their implications for national development / Muhammad I. Ayish -- The impact of the information revolution on society and state in Jordan / Saqer Abdel-Rahim -- The age of creation and communication / Michel Saloff-Coste. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1860642470 (hbk.) 1860642098 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004296089 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Telecommunication--Social aspects--Arab countries--Congresses.<br/>Telecommunication--Political aspects--Arab countries--Congresses.<br/>Telecommunication policy--Arab countries--Congresses.<br/>Information technology--Arab countries--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE7631  / .I464 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302