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Author Hammond, Andrew, author.

Title Pop culture in North Africa and the Middle East / Andrew Hammond
Published Santa Barbara, California ; Denver Colorado : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xlii, 319 pages) : illustrations
Series Entertainment and society around the world
Entertainment and society around the world.
Contents A note on the spelling of Arabic words -- Chronology -- Popular music -- Books and contemporary literature -- Film -- Television and radio -- Internet and social media -- Sports -- Video games -- Fashion and couture -- Appendix: Top ten lists
Summary 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. 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 11, 2017)
Subject Popular culture -- Middle East
Popular culture -- Africa, North
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Intellectual life
Popular culture
SUBJECT Middle East -- Intellectual life -- 21st century
Africa, North -- Intellectual life -- 21st century
Subject North Africa
Middle East
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781440833847
1440833842