Arab Society and Culture: An Essential Reader

Arab Society and Culture: An Essential Reader
ISBN-10
0863566162
ISBN-13
9780863566165
Category
Arab countries
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Al Saqi
Authors
Samir Khalaf, Roseanne Saad Khalaf

Description

An essential reference for students and general readers alike, Arab Society and Culture provides wide-ranging essays and supplementary readings that challenge stereotypes and examine recent social and cultural change in Arab societies. From investigations of consumerism and Islam on the Internet to changing attitudes towards sex, gender and homosexuality, shifting patterns, religion and rituals, the new Arab media, and transnational Islam, this collection assesses the impact of increasingly global and mobile lifestyles on family structure, public space and private life. The texts bring together empirical explorations of the social sciences and intuitive sensibilities of the literary imagination.

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