Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Popular Culture

by Ted Swedenburg and Rebecca L. Stein

Book Overview

This important volume rethinks the conventional parameters of Middle East studies through attention to popular cultural forms, producers, and communities of consumers. The volume has a broad historical scope, ranging from the late Ottoman period to the second Palestinian uprising, with a focus on cultural forms and processes in Israel, Palestine, and the refugee camps of the Arab Middle East. The contributors consider how Palestinian and Israeli popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822335166
• ISBN13: 9780822335160
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"