Satellite Realms: Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East

by Naomi Sakr

In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media. Why is this potential liberation yet to be fully realized in the Middle East? This dynamic book explores the development through the 1990s into the 21st century of cross-border television in the Middle East, exploring issues at the heart of the international political economy of communication. With much attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860646891
• ISBN13: 9781860646898
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"