{"product_id":"arab-youths-leisure-culture-and-politics-from-morocco-to-yemen-9781526127471","title":"Arab Youths: Leisure, Culture and Politics from","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Arabs are too often reduced to the figures of the potential terrorist, the migrant or the exotic icon of the revolution. But the reality is much richer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComing from both sides of the Mediterranean, the researchers in this book travel off the beaten track by exploring how young Arabs spend their free time. The case studies take in a wide range of countries, including Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and all manner of activities, from football to rap music, café culture to sex work. Drawn with sensitivity and humour, \u003ci\u003eArab youths \u003c\/i\u003epresents an exceptional portrait of a generation that is much talked about but rarely listened to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book gives a voice to young men and women who, as heirs of plural traditions, animated by new ideas and influenced by various cultural movements, are inventing the future of their societies in the midst of radical change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface: Arab youth inside out – François Burgat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral introduction: deconstructing stereotypes: interwoven trajectories of young Arabs – Laurent Bonnefoy and Myriam Catusse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Living in the present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: living in the present – Laurent Bonnefoy and Myriam Catusse\u003cbr\u003e1 ‘Go ahead, burn your tyres!’: the lust for life of Saudi joyriders– Pascal Ménoret\u003cbr\u003e2 ‘Just watching the time go by’: the ‘hittists’ of Algeria – Loïc Le Pape\u003cbr\u003e3 Coffee shops and youth sociability in Abu Dhabi– Laure Assaf\u003cbr\u003e4 From TV soaps to web dramas: a new platform for young Arabs – Yves Gonzalez-Quijano\u003cbr\u003e5 The Buyat: subverting gender norms in Saudi Arabia – Amélie Le Renard\u003cbr\u003e6 From \u003ci\u003eJihad\u003c\/i\u003e to Sufi ecstasy: politico-religious trajectories in pre-revolutionary Syria – Thomas Pierret\u003cbr\u003e7 The Faculty of Education of Lab‘us: salafism as a student subculture in Yemen – Laurent Bonnefoy\u003cbr\u003e8 ‘A man, a real man!’: Halima, a woman rebel in Gafsa (Tunisia) – Amin Allal\u003cbr\u003e9 Long-distance supporters: Barca and Real fans in Palestine – Abaher El Sakka\u003cbr\u003e10 Commentary in Arabic... or in Tigrinya? Football fans and the search for free television broadcasting – Mahfoud Amara and Laurent Bonnefoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Rooting the future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: rooting the future – Laurent Bonnefoy and Myriam Catusse\u003cbr\u003e11 Drinking in Hamra: youthful nostalgia in Beirut? – Nicolas Dot-Pouillard\u003cbr\u003e12 The end of a world? Shifting seasons in Lejnan (Algeria) – Mohand Akli Hadibi\u003cbr\u003e13 Finding Baghdad: young people in search of ‘normality’ – Zahra Ali and Laurent Bonnefoy\u003cbr\u003e14 Two brothers: family and hospitality in Al-Karak (Jordan) – Christine Jungen\u003cbr\u003e15 In Massada Street’s coffee shops: the ambiguous social mix of the Palestinians of Israel in Haifa – Mariangela Gasparotto\u003cbr\u003e16 In the shade of the \u003ci\u003eKhayma\u003c\/i\u003e: cultural and political resistance of the young Sahrawis at Dakhla – Victoria Veguilla Del Moral\u003cbr\u003e17 Recreation, re-creation, resistance: what roles for \u003ci\u003edabké\u003c\/i\u003e in Palestine? – Xavier Guignard\u003cbr\u003e18 \u003ci\u003eTaranim\u003c\/i\u003e and videos: the Egyptian Church stripped bare by its children? – Laure Guirguis\u003cbr\u003e19 ‘My identity is becoming clear like the sun’: theatre in the Shiite schools of Lebanon – Catherine Le Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Constructing oneself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: constructing oneself – Laurent Bonnefoy and Myriam Catusse\u003cbr\u003e20 ‘A room of one’s own’: young people in search of privacy – Anne-Marie Filaire\u003cbr\u003e21 A different way of being a young woman? Self-defence in Cairo – Perrine Lachenal\u003cbr\u003e22 Chewing alone? The transformations of Qat consumption in Yemen – Marine Poirier\u003cbr\u003e23 Gulf holiday-goers in Europe: five-star family favourites – Claire Beaugrand\u003cbr\u003e24 In SOS Bab el Oued: rappers and rockers between integration and transgression – Layla Baamara\u003cbr\u003e25 Leaving the camp: the wanderings of young Palestinian refugees in Lebanon – Nicolas Puig\u003cbr\u003e26 ‘Rainbow Street’: the diversity, compartmentalization and assertion of Youth in Amman (Jordan) – Cyril Roussel\u003cbr\u003e27 Brahim: autopsy of a suicide in Kabylia – Kamel Chachoua\u003cbr\u003e28 “Bnat lycée dayrin sexy”: from fun to sex work in Tangier (Morocco) – Mériam Cheikh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Speaking Out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: speaking out – Laurent Bonnefoy and Myriam Catusse\u003cbr\u003e29 ‘A bad day for Ammar’: when Tunisian bloggers took on internet censorship – Romain Lecomte\u003cbr\u003e30 A new social world? Young Syrian activists and online social networks – Enrico De Angelis\u003cbr\u003e31 Stand up: Saudi Youth take the floor... on YouTube! – Yves Gonzalez-Quijano\u003cbr\u003e32 The café in Jadu: a place for ‘revolutionary’ emancipation in Libya – Arthur Quesnay\u003cbr\u003e33 From consumerism to political engagement: young ‘Sunnis’ in Bahrain react in ‘defence of their country’ (2011–12) – Claire Beaugrand\u003cbr\u003e34 When walls speak: revolutionary street art in Yemen – Anahi Alviso-Marino\u003cbr\u003e35 Art under occupation: ‘The Young Artist of the Year’ (Palestine) – Marion Slitine\u003cbr\u003e36 ‘The instinct of rap’: Palestinian rap, political contents and artistic explorations – Nicolas Puig\u003cbr\u003e37 Rocking in Morocco: the new urban scene in Casablanca – Dominique Caubet and Catherine Miller\u003cbr\u003e38 Alexandrians in fusion: trajectories of Egyptian musicians from alternative milieux to the revolution – Youssef El Chazli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885950513495,"sku":"9781526127471","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526127471.jpg?v=1722538277","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arab-youths-leisure-culture-and-politics-from-morocco-to-yemen-9781526127471","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}