This Is Jerusalem Calling: State Radio in Mandate Palestine by Andrea L. Stanton

Description: This Is Jerusalem Calling by Andrea L. Stanton This history of the long-overlooked Palestine Broadcasting Service (1936–1948) examines the role of government-sponsored radio in shaping Arab political and social life in the wake of British colonialism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Modeled after the BBC, the Palestine Broadcasting Service was launched in 1936 to serve as the national radio station of Mandate Palestine, playing a pivotal role in shaping the culture of the emerging middle class in the region. Despite its significance, the PBS has become nearly forgotten by scholars of twentieth-century Middle Eastern studies. Drawn extensively from British and Israeli archival sources, "This Is Jerusalem Calling" traces the compelling history of the PBSs twelve years of operation, illuminating crucial aspects of a period when Jewish and Arab national movements simultaneously took form.Andrea L. Stanton describes the ways in which the mandate government used broadcasting to cater to varied audiences, including rural Arab listeners, in an attempt to promote a "modern" vision of Arab Palestine as an urbane, politically sophisticated region. In addition to programming designed for the education of the peasantry, religious broadcasting was created to appeal to all three main faith communities in Palestine, which ultimately may have had a disintegrating, separatist effect. Stantons research brings to light the manifestation of Britains attempts to prepare its mandate state for self-governance while supporting the aims of Zionists. While the PBS did not create the conflict between Arab Palestinians and Zionists, the service reflected, articulated, and magnified such tensions during an era when radio broadcasting was becoming a key communication tool for emerging national identities around the globe. Author Biography Andrea L. Stanton is an Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Denver. Trained as a historian, her research focuses on the twentieth-century Middle East, and particularly at intersections between technology, communications media, and identity formation. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Tuning in to Palestines Radio History1. Selling Radio, Selling Radios: Advertising Sets in Mandate Palestine2. Peasants into Palestinians: Rural and School Broadcasting3. Broadcasting a Nationalist Modernity: The PBS Arabic Section4. Putting Religion on the Radio5. Claiming the PBS: Whose National Radio?Conclusion: The Multiple Afterlives of the PBSTimelineNotesBibliographyIndex Review Stantons analysis of radio as a new tool of the colonial state contributes a great deal to studies of Mandate Palestine and imperialism. . . . In addition to Mandate, media studies, and imperialism specialists, general readers will also find much to interest them in this book. * Journal of Palestinian Studies * Long Description Modeled after the BBC, the Palestine Broadcasting Service was launched in 1936 to serve as the national radio station of Mandate Palestine, playing a pivotal role in shaping the culture of the emerging middle class in the region. Despite its significance, the PBS has become nearly forgotten by scholars of twentieth-century Middle Eastern studies. Drawn extensively from British and Israeli archival sources, "This Is Jerusalem Calling" traces the compelling history of the PBSs twelve years of operation, illuminating crucial aspects of a period when Jewish and Arab national movements simultaneously took form. Andrea L. Stanton describes the ways in which the mandate government used broadcasting to cater to varied audiences, including rural Arab listeners, in an attempt to promote a "modern" vision of Arab Palestine as an urbane, politically sophisticated region. In addition to programming designed for the education of the peasantry, religious broadcasting was created to appeal to all three main faith communities in Palestine, which ultimately may have had a disintegrating, separatist effect. Stantons research brings to light the manifestation of Britains attempts to prepare its mandate state for self-governance while supporting the aims of Zionists. While the PBS did not create the conflict between Arab Palestinians and Zionists, the service reflected, articulated, and magnified such tensions during an era when radio broadcasting was becoming a key communication tool for emerging national identities around the globe. Review Quote Stantons analysis of radio as a new tool of the colonial state contributes a great deal to studies of Mandate Palestine and imperialism. . . . In addition to Mandate, media studies, and imperialism specialists, general readers will also find much to interest them in this book. Details ISBN1477302239 Author Andrea L. Stanton Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 1477302239 ISBN-13 9781477302231 Media Book Illustrations Yes Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle State Radio in Mandate Palestine Short Title THIS IS JERUSALEM CALLING Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Format Paperback Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-11-01 AU Release Date 2014-11-01 NZ Release Date 2014-11-01 US Release Date 2014-11-01 UK Release Date 2014-11-01 Pages 270 Alternative 9780292747494 DEWEY 384.54095694 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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