Instant nationalism
Subtitle: McArabism, al-Jazeera and transnational media in the Arab world
By: Khalil Rinnawi.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780761834403
Description: "Instant Nationalism: McArabism, al-Jazeera, and Transnational Media in the Arab World discusses the role of Arab transnational media, in particular the Qatar-based al-Jazeera, in the emergence of a new pan-Arabism. The book argues that through context and technology a new pan-Arab identity known as McArabism is being formed. McArabism, the author suggests, represents the convergence of local tribal identities with globalization and the forming, or reforming, of a new regional Arab identity. This book also explores the impact of this new identity on Arab society, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and new representations of the West and the Islamic and Arab World."--Jacket.