Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations: Al-Jazeera and Qatar's Soft Power (Hardcover)

Contents: The Qatar-Al-Jazeera Nexus ? Qatar Invents the Most Effective Contemporary State-Sponsored Broadcasting Network ? Qatar’s Soft Power: A Macro Perspective ? Qatar Operates Al-Jazeera as a Smart Power Tool in Its Relationship With Saudi Arabia ? Al-Jazeera’s Role in Qatar’s Race to Become a ≪Core State≫ in the Muslim World During the Arab Spring ? Al-Jazeera’s Obsession With the Clash-of-Civilizations Theory and Its Contribution to Qatar’s Core-State Ambition ? Part II: Al-Jazeera’s Soft Power Strategies in the West ? Al-Jazeera in the US ? Al-Jazeera’s Soft Power and Israel ? Putting It All Together: The Al-Jazeera Effect and What It Means for International and Intercultural Studies.