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Cynthia Schneider analiza dos programas internacionales del estilo de "American Idol", uno en Afganistan y otro en los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, mostrando el sorprendente efecto que esas competiciones de la reality-TV estan teniendo en sus sociedades.
Cynthia Schneider studies culture and politics -- watching how novels, TV shows and cultural engagement around the globe (and especially within the Muslim world) might lead to political change. She was the US ambassador to the Netherlands from 1998 to 2001. Full bio »
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Reviewed by Jose Fernandez Calvo
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