Pop culture Arab world! :
Hammond, Andrew, 1970-
Pop culture Arab world! : media, arts, and lifestyle / Andrew Hammond. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005. - xiv, 376 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Popular culture in the contemporary world . - Popular culture in the contemporary world. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-345) and index.
Overview : the Arab world today -- Television and radio -- The press -- The cinema industry -- Music and Arabpop -- Theater -- Popular religion -- Belly dancing -- Consumerism -- Sport -- The Arabic language. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Of interest to all those who wish to understand how popular culture works hand in hand with the politics of the Arab world, Pop Culture Arab World! is a concise but scholarly review of the history and controversies surrounding popular culture in the Arabic-speaking world. From the golden age of Egyptian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s to the impact of reality TV shows today this unique resource provides a refreshing antidote to the stereotypical image of Arabs."--BOOK JACKET.
1851094490 (hardback : alk. paper) 1851094547 (ebook)
2004022608
Civilization, Arab--21st century.
Popular culture--Arab countries.
Mass media--Arab countries.
DS36.88 / .H357 2005
306/.0917/4927
Pop culture Arab world! : media, arts, and lifestyle / Andrew Hammond. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005. - xiv, 376 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Popular culture in the contemporary world . - Popular culture in the contemporary world. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-345) and index.
Overview : the Arab world today -- Television and radio -- The press -- The cinema industry -- Music and Arabpop -- Theater -- Popular religion -- Belly dancing -- Consumerism -- Sport -- The Arabic language. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Of interest to all those who wish to understand how popular culture works hand in hand with the politics of the Arab world, Pop Culture Arab World! is a concise but scholarly review of the history and controversies surrounding popular culture in the Arabic-speaking world. From the golden age of Egyptian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s to the impact of reality TV shows today this unique resource provides a refreshing antidote to the stereotypical image of Arabs."--BOOK JACKET.
1851094490 (hardback : alk. paper) 1851094547 (ebook)
2004022608
Civilization, Arab--21st century.
Popular culture--Arab countries.
Mass media--Arab countries.
DS36.88 / .H357 2005
306/.0917/4927