As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern media producers who rely on these funds are hardly puppets on an American string, but instead contribute their own political and artistic agendas. The Other Air Force reveals the remarkable creative output that can emerge even from the world’s tensest conflict zones.
As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern media producers who rely on these funds are hardly puppets on an American string, but instead contribute their own political and artistic agendas. The Other Air Force reveals the remarkable creative output that can emerge even from the world’s tensest conflict zones.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
MATT SIENKIEWICZ is an assistant professor of communication and international studies at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He is the coeditor of Saturday Night Live and American TV and has produced a number of documentaries, including Live from Bethlehem..
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Soft-Psy Media as U.S. Strategy Chapter 1: Shopping for Grocers: The Origins of Middle Eastern Soft-Psy Media Chapter 2: Our Men in Kabul and Bethlehem: Saad Mohseni and Raed Othman Chapter 3: Kind of Con Men: Self-Interest, Soft-Psy Media, and Resistance Chapter 4: Soft-Psy Media Under Cover: The Question of Gender Chapter 5: Mediating Mediations: Meta-Media, the Middle East, and Soft-Psy Strategy Conclusion: The Trajectory of Soft-Psy Media from 9/11 to Today Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: Soft-Psy Media as U.S. Strategy Chapter 1: Shopping for Grocers: The Origins of Middle Eastern Soft-Psy Media Chapter 2: Our Men in Kabul and Bethlehem: Saad Mohseni and Raed Othman Chapter 3: Kind of Con Men: Self-Interest, Soft-Psy Media, and Resistance Chapter 4: Soft-Psy Media Under Cover: The Question of Gender Chapter 5: Mediating Mediations: Meta-Media, the Middle East, and Soft-Psy Strategy Conclusion: The Trajectory of Soft-Psy Media from 9/11 to Today Notes Bibliography Index
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