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The press in the Arab Middle East a history Ami Ayalon ; in cooperation with the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African studies
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ayalon, Ami, 1945-
- Series:
- Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)
- Studies in Middle Eastern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Press--Arab countries--History.
- Press.
- Arab countries.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York Oxford University Press 1995
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Abbreviations; Introduction; I: HISTORICAL PHASES; 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 PeninsulaThe End of an Era; II: ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT; 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 UpSources 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; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and index
- Print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Ayalon, Ami. Press in the Arab Middle East
- ISBN:
- 9780195358575
- 0195358570
- 9786610527298
- 6610527296
- OCLC:
- 72566372
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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