{"product_id":"digital-middle-east-mohamed-zayani-9780190859329","title":"Digital Middle East: State and Society in the Information Age","description":"In recent years, the Middle East's information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digitization, and enhanced connectivity. These changes are far from turning Middle Eastern nations into network societies, but their impact is significant. The growing adoption of a wide variety of information technologies and new media platforms in everyday life has given rise to complex dynamics that beg for a better understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are playing out in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, exposing the various disjunctions and discordances that have marked the advent of the digital Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohamed Zayani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190859326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190859329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Mohamed Zayani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914168336639,"sku":"9780190859329","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_712a6b87-5786-41d1-b73f-36d6f19b4bd5.jpg?v=1680640731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-middle-east-mohamed-zayani-9780190859329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}