| Description |
1 online resource (x, 173 pages) |
| Series |
Critical media studies |
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Critical media studies.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Chapter 01. Introduction" Identity and Authority in the Age of Networks; Chapter 02. Net-Based Activism and American Mid-East Policy; Chapter 03. Net-Based Activism and American Mid-East Policy; Chapter 04. The Voice of Legitimacy: CNN.com and the Arab/Israeli Conflict; Chapter 05. Hate and Holy War on the WWW; Chapter 06. Hate and Holy War on the WWW; Chapter 07. Hegemony Reconsidered: The Internet, Civil Society, and Social Fragmentation; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
Internet technology has arguably changed the rules by which individuals, social movements, and institutions compete for political and cultural influence in technologically advanced societies. The author considers this reality through reference to the concept of hegemony; looking to the ways in which diverse actors in American civil society compete with one another while simultaneously challenging dominant sources of authority. The Arab/Israeli conflict is drawn upon as a boundary object holding direct interest to a wide range of state-aligned lobbies, broadly-based social movements, and margin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Mass media and the conflict.
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World Wide Web -- Political aspects
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HISTORY -- General.
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Arab-Israeli conflict -- Mass media and the conflict
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002448
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002449
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| Subject |
Middle East
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780739146545 |
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0739146548 |
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