This fascinating; timely; and important book on the connection between music and political activism among Muslim youth around the world looks at how hip-hop; jazz; and reggae; along with Andalusian and Gnawa music; have become a means of building community and expressing protest in the face of the Westrsquo;s policies in the War on Terror. Hisham Aidi interviews musicians and activists; and reports from music festivals and concerts in the United States; Europe; North Africa; and South America; to give us an up-close sense of the identities and art forms of urban Muslim youth. We see how the current cultural and political turmoil in Europersquo;s urban periphery echoes that moment in the 1910s when Islamic movements began appearing among African-Americans in northern American cities; and how the Black Freedom Movement and the words of Malcolm X have inspired the increasing racialization and radicalization of young Muslims today. More unexpected is how the United States and some of its allies have used hip-hop and Sufi music to try to deradicalize Muslim youth abroad. Aidirsquo;s interviews with jazz musicians who embraced Islam in the postndash;World War II years and took their music to Europe and Africa recall the 1920s; when jazz inspired cultural ferment in Europe and North Africa. And his conversations with the last of the great Algerian Andalusi musicians; who migrated to Parisrsquo;s Latin Quarter after the outbreak of the Algerian War in 1954; speak for the musical symbiosis between Muslims and Jews in the kasbah that attracted the attention of the great anticolonial thinker Frantz Fanon. Illuminating and groundbreaking; Rebel Music takes the pulse of the phenomenon of this new youth culture and reveals not only the rich historical context from which it is drawn but also how it can foretell future social and political change.From the Hardcover edition.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. QUITE AN INTRODUCTION!By Critical MassAndrew Stewarts ART IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD is a worthy successor to the scholarly work of M. Bieber; B.S. Ridgway; and R.R.R. Smith; and cements his position as the foremost authority on the art of the period between the death of Alexander the Great and that of Cleopatra. This up to date exposition (2014) on the subject of Hellenistic art is most welcome given the fact that this particular period of Late Greek art was sorely neglected or misinterpreted for decades. Far more than just a transitional period to the beginnings of Roman Imperial art; Hellenistic art reflected the cosmopolitan phase of Greek art that was established during the 300 years following the breakup of what had been Alexanders empire in the territories encompassed by it. Stewart begins by asking: "What was Hellenistic art; and what were its contexts; aims; achievements; and impact?" Stewart then attempts to provide answers to the aforementioned questions within the framework of 12 detailed chapters followed by Appendices; Glossary; Timeline; Bibliography; and References. The book contains some 170 illustrations; most of which are in color; in more than 360 pages. Highly recommended for students of the subject and interested laymen alike.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy FilippoCSLBeautiful book; full of interesting interpretations about hellenistic art; immersed in historical context0 of 12 people found the following review helpful. good informationBy kimThere is the information about Hellenistic artists and art.There is enough information i find.Thank you. I recommend this book to u