Instant Nationalism: McArabism, al-Jazeera, and Transnational Media in the Arab World

by Khalil Rinnawi

Book Overview

This timely work discusses the role of Arab transnational media in the emergence of a new pan-Arabism. McArabism, the author suggests, represents the convergence of local tribal identities with globalization and the forming, or reforming, of a new regional Arab identity. The book explores the emergence of McArabism and its impact on Arab society, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and new representations of the West and the Islamic and Arab World.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761834400
• ISBN13: 9780761834403
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"