Pop culture Arab world! : media, arts, and lifestyle /
"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 o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
[2005]
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| Series: | Popular culture in the contemporary world.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | "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."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1851094490 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781851094493 (hardback : alk. paper) |