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
Summary
"Marc Lynch draws on interviews conducted in the Middle East and analyses of Arab satellite television programs, op-ed pages, and public opinion polls to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the new Arab public sphere. Lynch, who pays close attention to what is actually being said and talked about in the Arab world, takes the contentions issue of Iraq - which has divided Arabs like no other - to show how the media revolutionized the formation and expression of public opinion."--BOOK JACKET
