Arab Paper in the Abbasid’s Era As a Communication Medium


Abstract in English

The Arabs have introduced an important contribution in the history of communication, usually ignored, and that was the development of paper in the eighth century A.D. on the hands of the Abbasid's dynasty which ruled Baghdad. By applying the historical communication theory, one can see paper’s great impact, not only on Arabs and Moslems, but Europe and the rest of the World in general.

References used

Bagdikian, Ben, H. The New Media Monopoly. Boston: Beacon Press, 2004
Bloom, Jonathan M. Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001
Hunter, Dard. Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. New York: Dover Publications, 1974

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