a ISBN 1-86064-2470-

a ISBN 1-86064-2098-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number HE7631

b Item number .I54 1998

a Title The information revolution and the Arab world :

b Remainder of title its impact on state and society/

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ;

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York, NY :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Distributed by British Academic Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1998.

a Extent xii, 236 p. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a General note "The papers contained in this volume were among those presented at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) third annual conference, entitled The impact of the information and communication revolution on society and state in the Arab world, held in Abu Dhabi, 4-7 January 1997"--Jacket.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.

a Formatted contents note Introduction / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- The information-communications revolution and the global economy / Lester Thurow -- What makes Arabian Gulf satellite TV programs? A comparative analysis of the volume, origin, and type of program / Abdellatif Aloofy -- The contribution of public opinion research to an understanding of the information revolution and its impact in North Africa and beyond / Mark Tessler -- Mass media and the policy process / David Morgan -- Triumph of the image and its aftermath : the Gulf War as media ecology / Hamid Mowlana -- The Arab World and the information age : promises and challenges / Mustapha Masmoudi -- Telecommunications trends and policies in the United Arab Emirates and their implications for national development / Muhammad I. Ayish -- The impact of the information revolution on society and state in Jordan / Saqer Abdel-Rahim -- The age of creation and communication / Michel Saloff-Coste.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Telecommunication

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Telecommunication

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Telecommunication policy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Information technology