{"product_id":"music-in-arabia-perspectives-on-heritage-mobility-and-nation-9780253057532","title":"Music in Arabia: Perspectives on Heritage, Mobility, and Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic in Arabia \u003c\/i\u003eextends and challenges existing narratives of the region's distinctive but understudied music to reveal diverse and dynamic music cultures rooted in centuries-old heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors to \u003ci\u003eMusic in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e bring a critical eye and ear to the contemporary soundscape, musical life, and expressive culture in the Gulf region. Including work by leading scholars and local authorities, this collection presents fresh perspectives and new research addressing why musical expression is fundamental to the area's diverse, transnational communities. The volume also examines music circulation as a commodity, such as with the production of early recordings, the transnational music industry, the context of the Arab Spring, and the region's popular music markets. As a bonus, readers can access a linked website containing audiovisual examples of the music, dance, and expressive culture introduced throughout the book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the work of resident scholars and heritage practitioners in conversation with that of researchers from the United States and Europe, \u003ci\u003e Music in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e offers both context and content to clarify how music articulates identity and nation among multiethnic, multiracial, and multinational populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIssa Boulos\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Harper Community Music and Arts Center at Harper College. His compositions are commissioned and performed by nationally acclaimed orchestras and ensembles, and his original scores are featured in documentary films. \u003cb\u003eVirginia Danielson\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate of the Harvard Music Department and Visiting Scholar at NYU Abu Dhabi. She is author of \u003ci\u003e\"The Voice of Egypt\" Umm Kulthūm, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e and editor (with Dwight Reynolds and Scott Marcus) of \u003ci\u003eThe Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 6: The Middle East. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne K. Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ethnomusicology and Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. She is also Director of the William and Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble and past president of the Society for Ethnomusicology. She is author of \u003ci\u003eWomen, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e and editor (with Kip Lornell) of \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Multicultural America: Performance, Identity, and Community in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e and (with David Harnish) of \u003ci\u003eDivine Inspirations: Music and Islam in Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377905537298,"sku":"9780253057532","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ba34695-9eba-4afb-aa0a-0a51b25de9a6.jpg?v=1728635377","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/music-in-arabia-perspectives-on-heritage-mobility-and-nation-9780253057532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}