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The press in the Arab Middle East : a history

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Description

xiv, 300 pages; 25 cm

Summary

In The Press in the Arab Middle East, Ami Ayalon draws on a broad array of primary sources - a century of Arabic newspapers, biographies and memoirs of Arab journalists and politicians, and archival material - as well as a large body of published studies, to portray the remarkable vitality of Arab journalism.
He explores the press as a Middle Eastern institution during its formative century before World War II and the circumstances that shaped its growth, tracing its impact, in turn, on local historical developments. After treating the major phases in chronological sequence, he looks closely at more specific aspects: the relations between press and state; newspapers and their audience; the press and traditional cultural norms; economic aspects of the trade; and journalism as a new profession in Arab society.
. An insightful analysis of a pivotal aspect of Arab history, this book will appeal to scholars and students of Middle East history and politics and to all those interested in the interaction of media and history.

Subject

Press > Arab countries > History

Note

"In cooperation with The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies."

Bibliography (note)

Contents

1. State Bulletins: Pronouncing the Official Truth. "Egyptian Events" The Official Ottoman Press -- 2. Enthusiastic Beginnings: The Private Press, 1855-1882. The Private Press in Lebanon. Egypt: The Focus Moves West. Europe, the Convenient Refuge -- 3. The Private Press, 1882-1918. Egypt, the Capital of Arab Journalism. The Fertile Crescent and the Hejaz: Beginnings. Wartime Exigencies -- 4. The Arab States and the Press, 1918-1945. Egypt. Syria and Lebanon. Iraq. Palestine. The Journalistic Periphery: Transjordan and the Arabian Peninsula. The End of an Era -- 5. Press, State, and the Question of Freedom. State and Press: The Stick and the Carrot. Journalists and Freedom -- 6. The Reader. Cultural Determinants. Circulation. Popular Exposure to the Press. Press and Readership -- 7. Cultural Legacy and the Challenge of the Press. Printing and the Guardians of Old Values. Newspapers and Traditional Literary Norms. The Vocabulary of the Press.
8. The Economic Angle: The Press as Merchandise and as Enterprise. The Press as Merchandise. The Press as Enterprise: Starting Up. Sources of Income: Advertising. Sources of Income: Circulation. Sources of Income: Subsidization -- 9. The Craft of the Arab Journalist. Lure and Frustration. Toward Professionalism. Kurd 'Ali, Yusuf, Musa, Istanbuli.

ISBN

0195087801

LCCN

94009482

OCLC

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries