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    Perspectives on Online Text and Context

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    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    During the 2000's, online literature in Arabic language was popular among a larger readership. Writings on subjects dealing with politics, globalization, and social matters gained are well-received. While mapping the genre, this monograph shows literary developments in print and digital during these peak years to provide a historical context for the material. Online literary culture is linked to ... Read more

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  • Converging Regions

    Global Perspectives on Asia and the Middle East

    Series series New Regionalisms Series
    For over a millennium, Asia and the Middle East have been closely connected through maritime activities and trade, a flourishing relationship that has given rise to new and thriving societies across the Indian Ocean region and Arabia. In recent times, with the global political and economic power shifts of the past decade, significant events in the Middle East and Asia have brought about ... Read more

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  • Participation Culture in the Gulf

    Networks, Politics and Identity

    Series series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
    This book examines the civil–social interactions which have shaped and continue to influence the political and social development of modern Gulf societies. It analyses the influence of public and private social spaces, such as sports arenas and dawawin as well as developments in the legal and cultural spheres.Geographically, the volume covers Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and ... Read more

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  • Media in the Middle East

    Activism, Politics, and Culture

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and perceptions of the media’s influence on regional and global change. Focusing on aspects of economy, digital news, online businesses, gender ... Read more

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  • The Arab Uprisings

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    The uprisings of 2011 have radically altered the political, economic, and social landscapes of the Middle East and North Africa. A clearer view of the recent past now provides greater perspectives on the causes and the consequences of these events. This collection of essays challenges the common tendency of applying the dominant frame of “Arab Spring” to explain contemporary politics of the Middle ... Read more

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  • New Media Literacies and Participatory Popular Culture Across Borders

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