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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Literacy and Education -- Chapter 2 Texts: Imported, Produced, Viewed -- Chapter 3 Texts Accessed and Afforded -- Chapter 4 Individual Reading -- Chapter 5 Collective Reading -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Sources -- Index

Introduction: The problem of genesis -- The formative phase of Arab printing : a historical overview -- Printers and publishers -- Books, journals, cartes de visite -- Diffusion channels -- Advancing circulation -- Reading and readers -- Reading in public -- Conclusion

Middle Eastern newspapers evolved in the 19th century and were shaped during a period of accelerated change into a unique political, social and cultural role. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this study explores the press as a fundamental Middle Eastern institution

Khalil Sarkis (1842–1915) was an eminent figure in late Ottoman Beirut and an important contributor to thenahḍa, the Arab literary-cultural "awakening" that began in the latter part of the 19th century. Less known to Western scholarship than Butrus al-Bustani, Faris al-Shidyaq, or Jurji Zaydan, he is not usually regarded as a pillar of that awakening. He may not have been, but he certainly was an indispensable brick in its edifice. Born in 1842, when the most exciting changes were still in the future, Sarkis spent all his life in the service of his country's cultural betterment. He is mostly remembered for his newspaper,Lisan al-Hal, which was launched in 1877 and for many decades was one of the most credible Arabic organs. More than a journalist, however, Sarkis was a pioneering printer, a prolific publisher, and the author of nine books. In the last quarter of the 19th century he built one of Beirut's largest printing businesses, which turned out several journals, hundreds of books, and numerous publications. In the 19th-century Middle East, being a printer often meant being a publisher; Khalil Sarkis was both on a grand scale.

Unprepared, indecisive, hurried ... Ami Ayalon, former head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Beth, has nothing but harsh words for the military's conduct of the recent campaign in Lebanon. Although from the Israeli perspective this war was ultimately neither won nor lost, the Jewish state did not emerge with an enhanced military reputation in the eyes of the Arab world. Its deterrent capabilities were seriously diminished. In any case, the lesson learned from this conflict is that Iran -- whose armed wing in Lebanon is Hezbollah -- is perceived by all as a threat. Furthermore, to combat the rise of Islamic radicalism as well as Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the Israelis must now more than ever seek an agreement with the Palestinians. It is too late for unilateral solutions: the Israelis must propose a plan that offers hope for the future, otherwise they will find themselves up against even more hate & violence. Adapted from the source document.

Der Autor untersucht die Verbreitung moderner Texte in Palästina vor der Aufhebung der Zensur 1908, nach der zahlreiche Zeitungen und Zeitschriften gegründet wurden und das kulturelle Leben generell aufblühte. Im Einzelnen informiert er über die damals in der Region vorhandenen Bibliotheken, privater und religiöser Art, die Abonnenten von Zeitschriften und Zeitungen aus dem Libanon und aus Ägypten und die Verfasser von Leserbriefen, die in diesen publiziert wurden. Dabei wird deutlich, dass eine lesende Elite in ganz Palästina existierte, diese sich zahlenmäßig nicht sonderlich von den Eliten in Syrien und Irak unterschied, im Vergleich zum Libanon und zu Ägypten aber gering ausfiel. (DÜI-Mjr)