| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction : opinion, queen of the world -- Opinion journalism and the beginning of Egyptian nationalism -- The press defines the liberal phase -- The flowering and the decline of the private and party press -- Nasser's Palestinian passion : advocating with one voice -- Sadat plays circus master to a liberated press -- Mubarak, the press, and the consequences of Camp David -- Heikal : a journalist for most seasons -- Conclusion : Palestine, policy, and the printed word -- Endnotes -- Appendix : journal titles in translation -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
| Summary |
Annotation Palestine in the Egyptian Press follows the evolution of the press institution in modern Egypt, as well as of the prominent role the Palestine question played in its rise to political prominence. Through the lens of the press, author Ghada Hashem Talhami studies the development of democracy under authoritarian rule, as successive Egyptian regimes struggled to curb and contain the power of the fourth estate. The Palestine question began to impinge on Egypt's consciousness after World War I, largely due to the manifest pro-Zionist sentiments of a segment of the Jewish population. At the same time, rising Islamic groups and pan-Arabist circles engaged in the national identity debate and quickly seized control of the Palestine question as the most vulnerable area of Egypt's security, identity, and borders. Following the evolution of the press under Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak, Palestine in the Egyptian Press explores the restrictions and freedoms allowed to the media. There is no better reference to explain the press syndicate's rise to prominence, the success of generations of journalists in establishing Arabic as the formal language of Egypt, or the Palestine issue as the centerpiece of Egypt's pan-Arab policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-379) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Palestinian Arabs -- Press coverage -- Egypt
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HISTORY.
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Press coverage
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| SUBJECT |
Palestine -- Press coverage -- Egypt
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| Subject |
Egypt
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Middle East -- Palestine
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780739158630 |
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0739158635 |
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