Alienation or Integration of Arab Youth : Between Family, State and Street

An anthology of contributions from eleven renowned specialists in the field who deal with topics that effect Arab youth in the Middle East the most, such as demographic growth, rising unemployment, and the difficult prospects of their future. Apart from studies on violence and youth in the Algerian civil war, the book offers new insights into generational conflicts and attempts by contemporary youth to overcome their alienation by creating their own eclectic cultural solutions to the problems of tradition and modernity. The book is based on the latest research and opinion surveys held in different Arab countries. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 List of Contributors 9 Preface 12 Introduction 14 Part I Background to present day youth problems 28 1. Arab youth today: The generation gap, identity crisis and democratic deficit 30 2. The demographic inflection of the southern Mediterranean: Reasons for optimism 40 Part II Political generations 58 3. Youth and Arab politics: The political generation of 1935-36 60 4. The Egyptian generation of 1967: Reaction of the young to national defeat 84 5. Youth, the street and violence in Algeria 96 6. Morocco's next political generation 120 Part III Constructing new identities 146 7. Legitimate subversion and the symbolism of integration in Raï music in Algeria 148 8. Youth in Morocco: An indicator of a changing society 156 9. Caught between two worlds: Youth in the Egyptian hinterland 174 Part IV Generational conflicts in Arabic literature 200 10. The lost heritage: Generation conflicts in four Arabic novels 202 11. Escape from the family: A theme in Arabic autobiography 220 Between Family, State and Street Introduction -- Roel Meijer Arab youth today : the generation gap, identity crisis and democratic deficit -- Gema Martín Muñoz The demographic inflection of the southern Mediterranean : reasons for optimism -- Youssef Courbage Youth and Arab politics : the political generation of 1935-36 -- Haggai Erlich The Egyptian generation of 1967 : reaction of the young to national defeat -- Ahmed Abdalla Youth, the street and violence in Algeria -- Luis Martinez Morocco's next political generation -- Mark Tessler Legitimate subversion and the symbolism of integration in raï music in Algeria -- Hadj Miliani Youth in Morocco : an indicator of a changing society -- Mounia Bennani-Chraïbi Caught between two worlds : youth in the Egyptian hinterland -- Barbara Ibrahim and Hind Wassef The lost heritage : generation conflicts in four Arabic novels -- Richard van Leeuwen Escape from the family : a theme in Arabic autobiography -- Tetz Rooke. Renowned specialists write on topics affecting Arab youth in the Middle East the most, such as demographic growth, rising unemployment, and the difficult prospects for the future. The book offers new insight into generational conflicts and attempts by contemporary youth to overcome their alienation by creating their own eclectic cultural solutions to the problems of tradition and modernity. Edited By Roel Meijer. Includes Bibliographical References.