This collection of essays covers the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11 and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the media as an instrument of warfare, the growing significance of religion, the emergence of transnational media and a transnational public sphere and the relationship between the West and the rest of the world. The second part of the book contains nine case studies relating to different parts of the Middle East and Asian world, all with a strong empirical focus, while at the same time elaborating the book's theoretical concerns.
Shoma Munshi is Division Head -- Social Sciences, and Professor of Anthropology at the American University of Kuwait (AUK). She is the editor of "Images of the 'Modern Woman' in Asia: Global Media, Local Meanings" (Curzon, 2001), and co-editor of Media, War and Terrorism: Responses from the Middle East and Asia (Routledge, London, 2004, 2nd edition 2006). Prior to joining AUK, Shoma Munshi worked at the University of Delhi, University of Amsterdam and the University of Pennsylvania, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New Delhi, India.
