Poetry and Politics in Contemporary Bedouin Societya

by Clive Holes and Said Salman Abu Athera

Featuring forty-one poems, this title shows how colloquial Bedouin poetry remains a vibrant art that has manifold modern functions: commenting on world affairs; criticising the domestic policies of Arab states; and, highlighting poverty, discrimination, the corrupt practices of officialdom, and compliant local media.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863723381
• ISBN13: 9780863723384
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Garnet Publishing, Limited
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"