TY  - BOOK
AU  - Markaz al-Imārāt lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-Istirātījīyah.
TI  - The information revolution and the Arab world: its impact on state and society
SN  - 1860642470 (hbk.)
AV  - HE7631 .I464 1998
U1  - 302 22
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, New York, N.Y.
PB  - Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Distributed by British Academic Press
KW  - Telecommunication
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Telecommunication policy
KW  - Information technology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index; 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
ER  -