{"product_id":"the-sheikhs-batmobile-in-pursuit-of-american-pop-culture-in-the-muslim-world-paperback","title":"The Sheikh's Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture in the Muslim World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Poplak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to our pop culture when it meets another culture head-on--especially one that, according to some, is completely at odds with our own? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sheikh's Batmobile\u003c\/i\u003e, pop culture commentator Richard Poplak sets out on an unusual two-year odyssey. His mission is to see what becomes of his and America's obsessions--pop songs and sitcoms, Hollywood movies and shoot-'em-up video games, muscle cars and punk music--when they make their way into the Muslim world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of his journey, Poplak gets body-slammed by WWE fans in Afghanistan, hangs out with hip-hop artists in Palestine, headbangs to heavy metal in Cairo, discovers a world of extreme makeovers in Beirut, bowls with the chief of police in small-town Kazakhstan, and encounters a mysterious Texan who builds rocket-propelled Batmobiles for a clientele of sheikhs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith uproarious humor and keen cultural insight, Poplak asks some vital questions: How is American pop culture consumed and reinterpreted in the Islamic world? What does that say about how we are viewed by young Muslims? And can Homer Simpson bridge the divisions that are tearing our world apart?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Poplak\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1973 and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1989. A co-founder of the successful Canadian music label 2wars \u0026amp; A Revolution Records, Richard is also a trained filmmaker and has directed numerous music videos, earning five nominations at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards. He is the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJa, No, Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid-era South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sheikh's Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture In The Muslim World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.98 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42443508646023,"sku":"9781593762926","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/825429ea8471ac484b08cd3a7346842a.webp?v=1741766505","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sheikhs-batmobile-in-pursuit-of-american-pop-culture-in-the-muslim-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}