Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity
New York; London: Routledge (2010), xii, 251 pp.
Contains 13 tables, bibliogr. pp. 231-244, index
Series: Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies, 3
ISBN 9780415845359 (pbk); 9780203876411 (ebook)
Signature commbox: 320:10-General 2010
Introduction, 1
1 Religion, state and culture: beyond Islamic exceptionalism, 22
2 Is there an Islamic communication theory? 54
3 Iranian press: the paradox of 'modernity', 74
4 Emerging public spheres and the limits of the press, 92
5 Press, state and civil society: illusions and realities, 120
6 Media policy under the Islamic Republic: rights, institutional interests, and control, 138
7 The politics of broadcasting: continuity and change, expansion and control, 159
8 Women's press and the gendered nature of the public sphere, 182
Conclusion, 210
1 Religion, state and culture: beyond Islamic exceptionalism, 22
2 Is there an Islamic communication theory? 54
3 Iranian press: the paradox of 'modernity', 74
4 Emerging public spheres and the limits of the press, 92
5 Press, state and civil society: illusions and realities, 120
6 Media policy under the Islamic Republic: rights, institutional interests, and control, 138
7 The politics of broadcasting: continuity and change, expansion and control, 159
8 Women's press and the gendered nature of the public sphere, 182
Conclusion, 210
