The Press in the Arab Middle East
Title | The Press in the Arab Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | Ami Ayalon |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 1995-03-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195087801 |
Middle Eastern newspapers evolved in the 19th century and were shaped during a period of accelerated change into a unique political, social and cultural role. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this study explores the press as a fundamental Middle Eastern institution.
Arab Media Systems
Title | Arab Media Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Carola Richter |
Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2021-03-03 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1800640625 |
This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country’s media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region’s media systems. It focuses on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices. Each chapter in the volume traces a specific country’s media – from Lebanon to Morocco – and assesses its media system in terms of historical roots, political and legal frameworks, media economy and ownership patterns, technology and infrastructure, and social factors (including diversity and equality in gender, age, ethnicities, religions, and languages). This book is a welcome contribution to the field of media studies, constituting the only edited collection in recent years to provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of Arab media systems. As such, it will be of great use to students and scholars in media, journalism and communication studies, as well as political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists with an interest in the MENA region.
The Rise of the Arabic Book
Title | The Rise of the Arabic Book PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Gruendler |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2020-10-13 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0674250265 |
The little-known story of the sophisticated and vibrant Arabic book culture that flourished during the Middle Ages. During the thirteenth century, Europe’s largest library owned fewer than 2,000 volumes. Libraries in the Arab world at the time had exponentially larger collections. Five libraries in Baghdad alone held between 200,000 and 1,000,000 books each, including multiple copies of standard works so that their many patrons could enjoy simultaneous access. How did the Arabic codex become so popular during the Middle Ages, even as the well-established form languished in Europe? Beatrice Gruendler’s The Rise of the Arabic Book answers this question through in-depth stories of bookmakers and book collectors, stationers and librarians, scholars and poets of the ninth century. The history of the book has been written with an outsize focus on Europe. The role books played in shaping the great literary cultures of the world beyond the West has been less known—until now. An internationally renowned expert in classical Arabic literature, Gruendler corrects this oversight and takes us into the rich literary milieu of early Arabic letters.
Arab Mass Media
Title | Arab Mass Media PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Rugh |
Publisher | Praeger Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780313361623 |
Westerners have tended toward simplistic views of Arab newspapers, radio, and television, assuming that they are all under government control and that freedom of press is non-existent. William A. Rugh, a long time observer of the Arab mass media, offers a more nuanced picture of the Arab press as it relates to the political situation in the Arab world today."--Jacket.
News Media in the Arab World
Title | News Media in the Arab World PDF eBook |
Author | Barrie Gunter |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2013-06-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1441144889 |
News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries is based on ongoing research at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, and has investigated the rapidly changing nature of the news media in Arab countries. They have investigated the role of newspapers and television in news provision and the impact of new media developments, most especially the emergence of the internet as a platform for news distribution and of international satellite television channels such as Al Jazeera. Examining the constantly developing nature of news, the collection contains separately authored chapters produced by the researchers responsible for each original analysis, covering Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Based on original primary and secondary research, this will be the first empirical-based collection to blend perspectives from both the Western and Arab nations.
Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media
Title | Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media PDF eBook |
Author | El Mustapha Lahlali |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2011-06-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0748688641 |
This book presents a detailed study of the three dominant Arab media channels - Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia - and their role post-9/11.
Routledge Handbook on Arab Media
Title | Routledge Handbook on Arab Media PDF eBook |
Author | Noureddine Miladi |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 547 |
Release | 2020-11-29 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0429762917 |
This handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. Capturing the historical as well as current developments in the media scene, this collection maps the role of media in social and political movements. Contributors include specialists in the field from North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Each chapter provides an overview of the history, regulatory frameworks and laws governing the press, and socio-political functions of the media. While the geopolitical complexities of the region have been reflected in the expert analyses collectively, the focus is always the local context of each member state. All 38 chapters consider the specific historical, political, and media trajectories in each country, to provide a contextual background and foundation for further study about single states or comparative analysis in two or more Arab states. Capturing significant technological developments and the widespread use of social media, this all-inclusive volume on Arab media is a key resource for students and scholars interested in journalism, media, and Middle East studies.