The Other Air Force: U.S. Efforts to Reshape Middle Eastern Media Since 9/11

by Matt Sienkiewicz

Book Overview

Winner of the 2019 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award

As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813577985
• ISBN13: 9780813577982
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher