Consumerist Orientalism: The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism

by Isra Daraiseh and M. Keith Booker

Book Overview

In a postmodern world of globalised capital, how does the concept of Orientalism inform understandings of cultural exchange? In this detailed and wide-ranging examination, Arab popular culture is explored in its relation to American culture and capitalism. Offering new insights on Edward Said's longstanding theoretical lens, Consumerist Orientalism presents an updated conceptual framework through which to understand the intercultural relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755643739
• ISBN13: 9780755643738
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"