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Highlights
- Successive Iranian leaders have struggled to navigate the fraught political-cultural space of media in the Islamic Republic-skirting the line between embracing Western communications technologies and rejecting them, between condemning social networking sites as foreign treachery and promoting themselves on Facebook.
- About the Author: Emily L. Blout is a historian and media scholar.
- 232 Pages
- History, Middle East
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Book Synopsis
Successive Iranian leaders have struggled to navigate the fraught political-cultural space of media in the Islamic Republic-skirting the line between embracing Western communications technologies and rejecting them, between condemning social networking sites as foreign treachery and promoting themselves on Facebook. How does a regime that originally derived its hegemony from the ability to mass communicate its ideology protect its ideological dominance in a media environment defined by hybridity, hyper-connectivity, and near constant change? More broadly, what is the role of media in the construction and maintenance of power in Iran?This book addresses these questions by examining the institutions, policies, and discourses of two political regimes over the course of nearly eight decades. Drawing from over 3,000 primary source documents and digital artifacts in Persian and English, including formerly classified material hidden deep in the archives, this book offers a history of media in Iran across political regimes and media paradigms- from the public's first encounter with mass communication in the 1940s, to the dawn of digital media in the 1990s, to internet and mobile telephony today.
At the same time, the book trains a keen eye on contemporary politics. With foundations in sociology and political science, Media and Power in Modern Iran offers trenchant insight into the present ruling establishment- a political regime born from what has become known as the "first televised revolution."
About the Author
Emily L. Blout is a historian and media scholar. She holds a Ph.D. in Iranian Studies from the University of St. Andrews, UK and a M.A. in International Security Studies from the National Defence University in Washington, D.C, USA.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.11 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Middle East
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Theme: Iran
Format: Hardcover
Author: Emily L Blout
Language: English
Street Date: February 23, 2023
TCIN: 1004455439
UPC: 9780755639038
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-3822
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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