Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia

This volume presents the first direct look at the complex relationship between music and power across a range of musical genres and countries. Discourses of power in the region centre on some of the most contested social issues, most notably in relation to nationhood, gender and religion. Individual chapters examine the ways in which music serves as a forum for playing out issues of power, ideology, resistance and subversion.

Author: Laudan Nooshin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/22/2009
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780754634577

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 228