| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxx, 398 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references(pages 345-377), discography (pages 341-343), filmography (page 343), and index. |
| Subject |
Muslim youth -- Western countries -- Social conditions.
|
|
Music and youth -- Western countries.
|
|
Protest movements -- Western countries.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies.
|
|
RELIGION / Islam / General.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
|
| ISBN |
9780375424908 hardback |
|
0375424903 hardback |
|
