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Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East

by Andrew Hammond
ABC-CLIO. (Entertainment & Society Around the World). May 2017. 319p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781440833830. $97; ebk. ISBN 9781440833847. REF
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Hammond (Islamic history & Middle East studies, St. Anthony's Coll., Univ. of Oxford) follows up 2005's Pop Culture Arab World! The 16-page introduction provides a fine survey of the issues and events in modern Arab history and popular culture, with the eight chapters covering music, books, film, television and radio, the Internet and social media, sports, video games, and fashion. Each section contains an overview of the subject, and the entries—most two to three pages long—include further reading listings. An appendix features top ten lists ("The Ten Biggest Arab Football Stars, 2015"; "Top Ten Brands in Saudi Arabia"). The text is erudite despite the author's admission of the limited scholarship in some areas. An eye-pleasing font and bold headers and entry titles make navigation simple.
VERDICT This work should find a home in any library serving undergraduates, possibly in both the reference and circulating collections. It may also be helpful for general adult audiences in public libraries.
Reviewed by Rosanne Cordell, formerly of Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb , Sep 15, 2017
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