Voices of the new Arab public : Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East politics today / Marc Lynch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Marc, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Al Jazeera (Television network).

Political culture--Arab countries.

Political culture.

Mass media and public opinion--Arab countries.

Mass media and public opinion.

Mass media--Political aspects--Arab countries.

Mass media.

Iraq--Foreign public opinion, Arab.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marc Lynch draws on interviews conducted in the Middle East and analyses of Arab satellite television programs, op-ed pages, and public opinion polls to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the new Arab public sphere. According to Lynch, the days of monolithic Arab opinion are over, and the way in which Arab governments and the United States engage this newly confident and influential public sphere will profoundly shape the future of the Arab world. Lynch pays close attention to the revolution of the formation and expression of public opinion, presenting detailed discussions of Arab

Contents:

1. Iraq and the new Arab public

2. The structural transformation of the Arab public sphere

3. The Iraqi challenge and the old Iraqi public

4. The al-Jazeera era

5. Baghdad falls

6. New Iraq, new Arab public.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and index.

ISBN:

9786613627940

9780231508810

0231508816

9781280598111

1280598115

OCLC:

826476199