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010			_a 2004296089
020			_a1860642470 (hbk.)
020			_a1860642098 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm39925608
082	0	0	_a303.48339 _bINF
245	0	4	_aThe Information Revolution and The Arab world : _bIts Impact on State and Society / _cThe Emirates Center For Strategic Studies And Research.
260			_aAbu Dhabi : _bThe Emirates Center For Strategic Studies And Research, _cc1998.
260			_bDistributer: Al-ahram
300			_axii, 236 p. ; _c24 cm.
500			_a"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.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction / 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.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/2004296089.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol054/2004296089.html
856	4	2	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol052/2004296089.html
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