Civic Discourse and Digital Age Communications in the Middle East (Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium)
Contributors: Leo A. Gher (Editor); Hussein Y. Amin (Editor)
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Published: February 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781567504736
Subjects: Communication Studies; Discourse analysis; Intercultural communication; Communication; Social Science; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Sociology - General; Sociology; Middle East; Ethnic Studies - General; Information Technology; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication; Civil society; Arab countries; Information superhighway
First sentence: With its political variety, religious diversity, cultural pluralism and economic liberalism, Lebanon stands as an oddity in the Arab world.
Description: "Civic Discourse and Digital Age Communications in the Middle East is a collection of the best research reports and essays gathered globally by the editors over a three-year period. World-renowned experts from the Arab region as well as the West have authored most of the chapters. Seven sections divide the text, and each investigates compelling, timely questions for today's communication professionals.".

"Because of its focus on communications and new media, this volume in Ablex's Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium series may be used at colleges and universities worldwide. A wide range of curricula may adopt the text as supplementary reading for courses in political science, speech and rhetoric, public relations, sociology, communications, journalism, diplomacy, and government."--BOOK JACKET.