This monograph provides a much-needed history of the Arab print media as well as an in-depth study of translated Arab media sources, remedying a remarkable gap in Western intellectual culture. Setting the scene, the manuscript begins with a brief historical narrative of Arab newspapers from the 1940s to the mid-1970s, when a free press virtually disappeared. William Haddad then explores the historiography of the Arab print media, compiling a valuable collection of available scholarship on the subject. The book simultaneously considers the contemporary ongoing problem of censorship in Middle East journalism. With this valuable context, Haddad then sets about examining the Arab print media's view of the Arab-Israeli conflict in its first three decades. By giving voice to the Arab political journalists who wrote editorials and opinion pieces, the bulk of the book explores the variety of opinions held in the Arab print media regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict.



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William W. Haddad is professor emeritus of history at California State University, Fullerton. Prior to his retirement, he was a university vice president, humanities distinguished professor, and served as chair of the Department of History for twelve years. He also served as chair of the Departments of Afro-American Studies, Asian-American Studies, Gerontology, and Women and Gender Studies as well as the History Department at Illinois State University. Dr Haddad was editor of Arab Studies Quarterly for over a decade and is currently finishing his seventh year as editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies.



Inhalt

Foreword: The Arab-Israeli Crisis in the Arab Press: An Untapped Resource
Mary Marki
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Manuscript
Chapter 2: Editorial Opinion on May 1948
Chapter 3: From the Palestine War to the Assassination of King 'Abd Allah
Chapter 4: The Decline of Western Influence from the Death of 'Abd Allah to the 1956 Suez Crisis
Chapter 5: From Sinai to the End of a Free Press in the UAR, 1956-58
Chapter 6: The Period Dominated by 'Abd al-Nasir: 1958-70
Chapter 7: The Arabs Move to the Offensive: 1970-74
Chapter 8: Al-Salam or Al-Istislam? 1974-78
Chapter 9: Conclusion

Titel
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in the Arab Press
Untertitel
The First Three Decades
EAN
9781783209118
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
15.12.2018
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Anzahl Seiten
280