Pop culture in North Africa and the Middle East

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on the Spelling of Arabic Words -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Popular Music -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- Arab Spring Sounds -- Further Reading -- Birth of Arab Pop -- Further Reading -- Classical Singers -- Further Reading -- Dissident Music -- Further Reading -- Egyptian Shaabi -- Further Reading -- Gulf Singers -- Further Reading -- Israel -- Further Reading -- Maqamat and Instrumentation -- Further Reading -- New Youth Trends -- Further Reading -- Opera -- Further Reading -- Pop Stars -- Further Reading -- Rai Music -- Further Reading -- Umm Kulthum and the Golden Age -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Books and Contemporary Literature -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- Early 20th-Century Masters -- Further Reading -- E-Books -- Further Reading -- Evolution of the Modern Novel -- Further Reading -- Leftist and Arab Spring Writers -- Further Reading -- Poetry -- Further Reading -- Religious Writers -- Further Reading -- Saudi Novelists -- Further Reading -- Women Writers and New Novelists -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3: Film -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- Censorship and Decline -- Further Reading -- Classic Directors -- Further Reading -- Egyptian Comedy Stars -- Further Reading -- Egyptian New Realist Cinema -- Further Reading -- Film Festivals, Funding, and the Entertainment Press -- Further Reading -- Golden Age Movie Stars -- Further Reading -- Golden Era -- Further Reading -- Lebanese Civil War Films -- Further Reading -- Modern Cinema Stars -- Further Reading -- Moroccan Cinema -- Further Reading -- Palestinian, Syrian, and Gulf Cinema -- Further Reading -- Tunisian Directors -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4: Television and Radio -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- Early Pan-Arab and Western-Based Arab Media -- Further Reading.