Satellite Realms: Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East

by Naomi Sakr

Overview

In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media. Why is this potential liberation yet to be fully realized in the Middle East? This dynamic book explores the development through the 1990s into the 21st century of cross-border television in the Middle East, exploring issues at the heart of the international political economy of communication. With much attention currently focused on media reform in the Middle East, this is a timely book, relevant to Media and Communications Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and international relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781860646881
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/25/2002
Series:	Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Naomi Sakr is a Research Associate of the Centre for Communication and Information Studies, the University of Westminster, and a consultant in media and the Middle East to several non-governmental organisations.

Editorial Reviews

.".".Sakr writes in a style...which makes this tome not only valuable but an enjoyable read.""-- Dr. Ralph D. Berenger, TBS Journal

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