Moroccan Noir: Police, Crime, and Politics in Popular Culture

Moroccan Noir: Police, Crime, and Politics in Popular Culture (Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa)

Facing rising demands for human rights and the rule of law, the Moroccan state fostered new mass media and cultivated more positive images of the police, once the symbol of state repression, reinventing the relationship between citizen and state for a new era. Jonathan Smolin examines popular culture and mass media to understand the changing nature of authoritarianism in Morocco over the past two decades. Using neglected Arabic sources including crime tabloids, television movies, true-crime journalism, and police advertising, Smolin sheds new light on politics and popular culture in the Middle East and North Africa.
Country USA
Brand Indiana University Press
Manufacturer Indiana University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 20 b&w illus.
ReleaseDate 2013-10-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780253010650

Moroccan Noir: Police, Crime, and Politics in Popular Culture (Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa)