TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hammond,Andrew
AU  - Credo Reference (Firm)
TI  - Pop culture Arab world!: media, arts, and lifestyle 
T2  - Popular culture in the contemporary world
SN  - 9781849723749
AV  - DS36 .P673 2012
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Santa Barbara, California
PB  - ABC-CLIO
KW  - Civilization, Arab
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 1; Overview: the Arab world today --; Television and radio --; The press --; The cinema industry --; Music and Arab pop --; Theater --; Popular religion --; Belly dancing --; Consumerism --; Sport --; The Arabic language; 2
N2  - Most images we see of the Arab world depict war, despair, and anti-Western fervor. But what about the Arab culture that spawned award-winning films and literature and a media network that rivals CNN? A culture whose citizens are hooked on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and whose most recognizable woman (Fifi Abdou) is a belly dancer?; Pop Culture Arab World! is the first volume to explore the full scope of Arab cultural life since World War II. The book reveals a homogeneous yet richly diverse culture across the Arab nations.  In-depth chapters feature radio/TV (particularly the satellite revolution, which has fostered a shared Arab identity), the press (vibrant and controversial), cinema (once thriving, now in crisis), music (the beating heart of modern Arabness), theater (a largely assimilated Western import), popular religion, belly dance (originating in the Arab world), Western consumerism, sport, and the Arabic language (for Muslims, the tongue of God's final revelation). At a time when almost all we see of the Middle East is violence, oppressive nationalism, dangerous zealotry, and despair, this book is a vivid reminder of the humanity of the region's diverse people
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