Hammond, Andrew,  1970- <br/><br/>
Popular culture Arab world! :  arts, politics, and the media / 
Andrew Hammond. 
 - New York :  ABC-CLIO,  2007. 
 - viii, 367 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Popular culture in the contemporary world .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-345) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Culture and politics in the Arab World Today - 2. The Arabic language: the key to Arab identity - 3. Popular religion: where 1,001 ialams converge - 4. Arab consumer culture: the packaging of people and places - 5. Arab cinema and the dream of modernization - 6. From umm kalthum to arabpop - 7. The belly dance: a reinvented Arab groove - 8. Television: from media mobilization to satellite revolution - 9. The trials and tribulations of the Arabic press - 10. Arab theater: the struggle for high culture - Appendix 1: Religious figures - Appendix 2: Arabic press - Appendix 3: Chronology of cultural and political events - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789774160547 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Arab--21st century.<br/>Popular culture--Arab countries.<br/>Mass media--Arab countries.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.09174927  / HAM