Taking the e-train: The development of the internet in Egypt

Global Media and Communication

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-165

  Abdulla, Rasha A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arab world; Democratization; Development; Egypt; Internet; Internet effects; Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049100118     PISSN: 17427665     EISSN: 17427673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742766505054630     Document Type: Article

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