Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations
Al-Jazeera and Qatars Soft Power
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Journalism, Entertainment, Television, Performing Arts
| Author: | Tal Samuel-Azran | ISBN: | 9781433136801 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang | Publication: | August 5, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tal Samuel-Azran |
| ISBN: | 9781433136801 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Publication: | August 5, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations argues that Al-Jazeera is not an agent of globalization, as is widely argued, but a tool used by the Qatari government to advance its political as well as Islamist goals. This book also maps the Western tendency to reject the network outright despite Al-Jazeera’s billion-dollar investments designed to gain entrance into Western markets; it shows empirically that this rejection is similarly rooted in religious, cultural and national motives. This book asserts that the main outcome of Al-Jazeera’s activities is the promotion of religious and cultural conflicts. The network persistently portrays global events through the prism of conflicting religious and cultural values – propelling a clash of civilizations as per Samuel P. Huntington’s well-known thesis.
Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations argues that Al-Jazeera is not an agent of globalization, as is widely argued, but a tool used by the Qatari government to advance its political as well as Islamist goals. This book also maps the Western tendency to reject the network outright despite Al-Jazeera’s billion-dollar investments designed to gain entrance into Western markets; it shows empirically that this rejection is similarly rooted in religious, cultural and national motives. This book asserts that the main outcome of Al-Jazeera’s activities is the promotion of religious and cultural conflicts. The network persistently portrays global events through the prism of conflicting religious and cultural values – propelling a clash of civilizations as per Samuel P. Huntington’s well-known thesis.
