This empirically grounded work explores the emerging aspects of cultural politics in the world's most populous Muslim nation. It engages with complex issues of cultural translation, localization and globalization from various perspectives through analyzing a diverse range of cultural forms, including government or palace-based celebrations, ceremonies and rituals, modern student theatre, and Islamic revival sessions. With its discussion of both old and new Islamic movements, alongside the contested religious interpretations of public cultural events, this book will be of interest not only to...

U.S. Customs Special Agent Jimmy Maxwell has narcotics smuggler/trafficker Angel Garcia in his crosshairs. It is the late 1990's and being on the perilous front lines of the War on Drugs is not for the faint of heart. Angel Garcia is just one step away from an arrest, but the overload of drug-related smuggling cases flooding the Ports of Entry in the San Diego area is hampering Jimmy Maxwell's investigation. To top it all, Jimmy's home life is rapidly deteriorating. Jimmy thought that Angel's ex-wife might be able to help in his investigation, but when their unexpected attraction turns into...