How Long to Read Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia

How Long Does it Take to Read Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia by Dr Laudan Nooshin

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Description

What is it about the history, geographical position and cultures of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia that has made music such a potent and powerful agent? 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. How does music become a space for promoting - or conversely, resisting or subverting - particular ideologies or positions of authority? How does it accrue symbolic power in ways that are very particular, perhaps unique? And how does music become a site of social control or, alternatively, a vehicle for agency and empowerment, at times overt and at others highly subtle? What is it about music that facilitates, and sometimes disrupts, the exercise and flows of power? Who controls such flows, how and for what purposes? In asking such questions in the context of countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Tunisia and Tajikistan, the book draws on a wide range of relevant theoretical and critical ideas, and many disciplines including ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology, politics, Middle Eastern studies, globalization studies, gender studies and cultural and media studies. The countries and areas explored share a great deal in historical and cultural terms, including a legacy of colonial and neo-colonial encounters and predominantly Judeo-Muslim religious traditions. It is hoped that the volume will contribute ultimately to a richer understanding of the role that music plays in these societies.

How long is Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia by Dr Laudan Nooshin is 364 pages long, and a total of 92,456 words.

This makes it 123% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia aloud.

What Reading Level is Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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