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Frequencies of Deceit
How Global Propaganda Wars Shaped the Middle East
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About this book
On June 8, 1967, Egypt's most famous radio broadcaster, Ahmed Said, reported that Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian forces had defeated the Israeli army in the Sinai, had hobbled their British and US allies, and were liberating Palestine. It was a lie.
For the rest of his life, populations in the Middle East vilified Said for his duplicity. However, the truth was that, by 1967, all the world's major broadcasters to the Middle East were dissimulating on the air. For two decades, British, Soviet, American, and Egyptian radio voices created an audio world characterized by deceit and betrayal. In this important and timely book, Margaret Peacock traces the history of deception and propaganda in Middle Eastern international radio. Peacock makes the compelling argument that this betrayal contributed to the loss of faith in Western and secular state-led political solutions for many in the Arab world, laying the groundwork for the rise of political Islam.
For the rest of his life, populations in the Middle East vilified Said for his duplicity. However, the truth was that, by 1967, all the world's major broadcasters to the Middle East were dissimulating on the air. For two decades, British, Soviet, American, and Egyptian radio voices created an audio world characterized by deceit and betrayal. In this important and timely book, Margaret Peacock traces the history of deception and propaganda in Middle Eastern international radio. Peacock makes the compelling argument that this betrayal contributed to the loss of faith in Western and secular state-led political solutions for many in the Arab world, laying the groundwork for the rise of political Islam.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Rise of a “Radioyazik”: British and Soviet Radio in the Postwar Middle East
- 2. The Resonance Machine Is Born: The Fight for Palestine, the Battle for Israel
- 3. “Imagine, O Arabs!”: Voice of the Arabs and the Rise of Egyptian Radio
- 4. The Power of Peace: Radio Moscow and the Shaping of the Audio Landscape
- 5. The Echo Chamber: The Americans Enter the Fight
- 6. Britain’s Struggle for Air: The Sounds of a Dwindling Empire
- 7. The Eleventh Hour: The Audiosphere Prepares for War
- 8. Cacophany: The Crisis of Suez
- 9. Voices Carry: Language and the Crisis of Truth
- 10. Poisonous Propaganda or Productive Progress to Peace: 1967 and the Collapse of the Audiosphere
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index