Edition |
First Vintage Books edition |
Descript |
398 s. ; 21 cm |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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"In this timely, revelatory study, Hisham Aidi examines the secular and religious movements that have recently emerged among Muslim youth in the West as a means of protest against the policies of the "War on Terror." He interviews artists and activists, and reports from music festivals and concerts. He explains how certain kinds of music--particularly hip hop, but also Jazz, gnawa, Andalusian, Judeo-Arabic, Latin and others--have come to represent a heightened racial identity and a Muslim consciousness that criss-crosses the globe. He describes how western governments--particularly the U.S. and England--use music in an attempt to deradicalize Muslim youth abroad. And he explores the increasing radicalization among Muslim youth in an historical context: looking back to the Civil Rights movement and to the words of Malcolm X which have inspired many American Muslims. In all, Aidi has written a riveting, eye-opening portrait of a growing, potentially radical segment of the global youth culture" |
Subject |
Music and youth.
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Muslim youth -- Social conditions.
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Protest movements.
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Western countries
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Ungdomar och musik
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Muslimska ungdomar
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Proteströrelser
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Classmark |
305.235/088297
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ISBN/ISSN |
0307279979 |
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9780307279972 |
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