Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World
byAndrew Hammond is a journalist who has written extensively about the Middle East, reporting from many countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Israel and the occupied territories, and Iraq.
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Hammond, Andrew. Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440833847.
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Hammond, Andrew. Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. ABC-CLIO, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440833847
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Hammond, A. (2017). Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440833847
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Ideal for students and general readers, this single-volume work serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in countries in North Africa and the Middle East, covering subjects ranging from the latest young adult book craze in Egypt to the hottest movies in Saudi Arabia.
• Allows readers to make cross-cultural comparisons by relating pop culture in the Islamic world to pop culture in the United States• Supplies highly relatable content for young adult readers that is presented in a fun and engaging way
• Provides information that students can use in daily life, such as renting a popular or acclaimed Middle Eastern film or watching a YouTube video of Egyptian music
• Enables students to better understand the uneasy paradox that is pop culture in the Islamic world
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Table of Contents
Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World
Author(s): Hammond, Andrew;Contributors: Hammond, Andrew;Abstract:Ideal for students and general readers, this single-volume work serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in countries in North Africa and the Middle East, covering subjects ranging from the latest young adult book craze in Egypt to the hottest movies in Saudi Arabia.
• Allows readers to make cross-cultural comparisons by relating pop culture in the Islamic world to pop culture in the United States• Supplies highly relatable content for young adult readers that is presented in a fun and engaging way
• Provides information that students can use in daily life, such as renting a popular or acclaimed Middle Eastern film or watching a YouTube video of Egyptian music
• Enables students to better understand the uneasy paradox that is pop culture in the Islamic world
SortTitle: pop culture in north africa and the middle east: entertainment and society around the worldAuthor Info:Andrew HammondauthorAndrew Hammond is a journalist who has written extensively about the Middle East, reporting from many countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Israel and the occupied territories, and Iraq.
eISBN-13: 9781440833847Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440833847.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440833830Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 368Publication Date: 20170531Series: Entertainment and Society around the WorldTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xi12
- A Note on the Spelling of Arabic Words xv16
- Chronology xvii18
- Introduction xxiii24
- Chapter 1: Popular Music 144
- Chapter 2: Books and Contemporary Literature 4588
- Chapter 3: Film 77120
- Introduction 77120
- Censorship and Decline 81124
- Classic Directors 87130
- Egyptian Comedy Stars 92135
- Egyptian New Realist Cinema 94137
- Film Festivals, Funding, and the Entertainment Press 96139
- Golden Age Movie Stars 99142
- Golden Era 102145
- Lebanese Civil War Films 105148
- Modern Cinema Stars 108151
- Moroccan Cinema 111154
- Palestinian, Syrian, and Gulf Cinema 113156
- Tunisian Directors 118161
- Chapter 4: Television and Radio 121164
- Introduction 121164
- Early Pan-Arab and Western-Based Arab Media 130173
- Entertainment Television 133176
- Iraq Invasion 137180
- News Channels 139182
- Political Satire 142185
- Post–Arab Spring TV in Egypt 145188
- Ramadan TV 147190
- Reality TV 150193
- Religiosity 153196
- Talent Shows 155198
- Turkish Soap Operas 156199
- Well-Known Shows 159202
- Chapter 5: Internet and Social Media 165208
- Chapter 6: Sports 197240
- Introduction 197240
- Al Jazeera Sport 200243
- Bodybuilding 202245
- Egyptian Squash 203246
- Falconry 205248
- Formula One 208251
- Golf 210253
- Gulf Camel Racing 212255
- Horse Racing 215258
- Pearling and Diving 217260
- Qatar and World Cup 2022 220263
- Saudi Drifting 223266
- Soccer Nation 225268
- Women in Sports 232275
- Chapter 7: Video Games 241284
- Chapter 8: Fashion and Couture 265308
- Appendix: Top Ten Lists 301344
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