| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Roel Meijer -- Arab youth today : the generation gap, identity crisis and democratic deficit / Gema Martín Muñoz -- The demographic inflection of the southern Mediterranean : reasons for optimism / Youssef Courbage -- Youth and Arab politics : the political generation of 1935-36 / Haggai Erlich -- The Egyptian generation of 1967 : reaction of the young to national defeat / Ahmed Abdalla -- Youth, the street and violence in Algeria / Luis Martinez -- Morocco's next political generation / Mark Tessler -- Legitimate subversion and the symbolism of integration in raï music in Algeria / Hadj Miliani -- Youth in Morocco : an indicator of a changing society / Mounia Bennani-Chraïbi -- Caught between two worlds : youth in the Egyptian hinterland / Barbara Ibrahim and Hind Wassef -- The lost heritage : generation conflicts in four Arabic novels / Richard van Leeuwen -- Escape from the family : a theme in Arabic autobiography / Tetz Rooke |
| Summary |
An anthology of contributions from eleven renowned specialists in the field who deal with topics that effect Arab youth in the Middle East the most, such as demographic growth, rising unemployment, and the difficult prospects of their future. Apart from studies on violence and youth in the Algerian civil war, the book offers new insights into generational conflicts and attempts by contemporary youth to overcome their alienation by creating their own eclectic cultural solutions to the problems of tradition and modernity. The book is based on the latest research and opinion surveys held in diffe |
| Notes |
"European Cultural Foundation"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Youth -- Arab countries -- Social conditions
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Youth -- Family relationships -- Arab countries
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Youth -- Family relationships
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Youth -- Social conditions
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Jugendsoziologie
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Jongeren.
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Arab countries
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Araber.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Meijer, Roel
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| ISBN |
9781136835377 |
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1136835377 |
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