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Book SynopsisArab Youth explores some of the antecedents of the upheavals and anticipates alternative venues of resistance that marginalized youth, from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Iran, can mobilize to realize their emancipatory expectations.
Trade ReviewEndorsements: "Arab youth have toppled dictatorships across the region in 2011. This book provides the best insights into the culture, politics and consciousness of the generation that led the Arab Awakening. Bringing together innovative scholarship by leading authorities from around the world, Arab Youth is essential reading for anyone who want to understand the revolutions of 2011." Eugene Rogan (Director, The Middle East Centre, University of Oxford) "Samir and Roseanne Khalaf's critical collection dynamically captures one of the most electrifying moments in modern Arab history. The book is prescient in anticipation of the Arab Spring and the leading role played by youth. The data is rich; the analyses are sharp; and the implications are powerfully drawn. The volume could not be more timely." Suad Joseph, Professor of Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies, University of California, Davis 'This collection provides the most accurate and comprehensive insights into the mindsets and conditions of youth in the Arab world that I have seen in recent years. Anyone interested in penetrating the world and the worldviews of young Arab men and women should start here.' Rami Khouri, American University of Beirut
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Roseanne & Samir Khalaf "On the Marginalization and Mobilization of Arab Youth" Chapter 1: Youth as a Social Category Wyn, Johanna (University of Melbourne) "Youth as a Social Category" Bayat, Asef (Leiden University) "Reclaiming Youthfulness" Singerman, Diane (American University, Washington, D.C.) "Bringing Back Materiality to the Question of Youth, Marriage & Sexuality" Courbage, Youssef (National Institute of Demography, Paris) "The Demographic Youthful Bulge and Social Rupture" Chapter 2: Negotiating Identity in Times of Risk Curtis N. Rhodes, Jr., Haytham A. Mihyar & Ghada Abu El-Rous (Questscope,Amman) "Social Learning & Community Participation with Children at Risk In Two Marginalized Urban Neighborhoods in Amman, Jordan" Yamani, Mai (Independent Academic) "Saudi Youth: Initiative and Inertia" Larkin, Craig (University of Exeter) "Between Silence and Scream: The Lebanese Postmemory Experience" Chapter 3: Representation and Self-Perception Mahdavi, Pardis (Pomona College) "Re-creating Recreation: The Politics of Fun in the Islamic Republic of Iran" Khalaf, Roseanne (American University of Beirut) "Idealistic and Indignant Young Lebanese" Kegels, Nicolien (Independent Researcher and Writer) "In Good Times or Bad? The Discourse of National Identity of the Lebanese Upper Class Youth" Chapter 4: Militancy and Street Violence Peteet, Julie (University of Louisville) "Male Gender and Rituals of Resistance in the Palestinian Intifada: A Cultural Politics of Violence" Abi Samra, Mohammad (An-Nahar) "Comparison Between the Lifestyles of Two Youth Groups in Tripoli" Sbeity, Fidel (Free Lance Journalist) "Street Violence among Youth Gangs in Chiah in 1975" Chapter 5: Voluntarism and Civil Society Dueck, Jennifer (Oxford University) "Uniforms and Salutes: Fascism and Religion in the Youth Politics of Syria and Lebanon under French Rule" Gahre, Christian (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo) "Youth Networks, Space and Political Mobilization: Lebanon's Independence Intifada" Chapter 6: Popular Culture and Music Deeb, Lara (Scripps College) & Harb, Mona (American University of Beirut) "Sanctioned Pleasures: Youth Negotiation of Leisure Sites of Morality in Al-Dahiya" Gazzah, Miriam (University of Amsterdam) "Muslim Youth Culture in the Netherlands: A Mix of Islam, Ethnicity & Politics" Landau, Carolyn (City University, London) "Music Consumption & Identity: Exploring Cultural and Religious Transnational Connections amongst Moroccan Youth in Britain & Beyond" Nassar, Angelina (American University of Beirut) "Scratch the Past-This is Our Soundtrack: Hip Hop in Lebanon"
