Voices of the new Arab public : Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East politics today by Lynch, Marc, 1969- author instant download

Voices of the new Arab public : Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East politics today by Lynch, Marc, 1969- author instant download

1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages), \"Al-Jazeera and other satellite television stations have transformed Arab politics over the last decade. By shattering state control over information and giving a platform to long-stifled voices, these new Arab media have challenged the status quo by encouraging open debate about Iraq, Palestine, Islamism, Arab identity, and other vital political and social issues. These public arguments have redefined what it means to be Arab and reshaped the realm of political possibility. As Marc Lynch shows, the days of monolithic Arab opinion are over. How Arab governments and the United States engage this newly confident and influential public sphere will profoundly shape the future of the Arab world\"--Provided by publisher, Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index, 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, Print version record