Reviews

"Contains a wealth of information on the nature, development, and progress of this rarefied topic in historical scholarship....This competently researched, very well written, and elegantly produced study throws bright light on its subject matter, not only as a particular item in the inventory of Arab culture, but also as an institution that exists within overall socio-political and economic systems of varied though closely related polities....Wholeheartedly
recommended."--CHOICE
"This is the first book-length study in English about the subject...this is a very well-researched book, valuable for its substantive analyses, organization, and exhaustive bibliography. Compared with other studies in Western languages on the subject, it is a big step forward."--International Journal of Middle East Studies
"...Ayalon provides us with a much-needed general survey of the press in the Arab world and also with much detail on individual newspapers and journalists...Ayalon shows an admirable mastery of his subject...This is a work that will be much referred to by students and scholars in years to come."--American Historical Review
"[T]his is a well written book with a wealth of information"--Journal of Palestine Studies
"Anyone with an interest in the media and politics in the Middle East will treasure Ayalon's thorough history of the rise of print media in the Arab world...Scholars will want this book in their personal libraries..."--Religious Studies Review