Popular Egyptian cinema : gender, class, and nation /

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Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world. She examines these films against the backdrop of the country's overall socio-political development, from the eme...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shafik, Viola, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cairo, Egypt ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2007.
Edition:[International version].
Subjects:
Geschichte 1920-2005.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > Egypt > History.
Motion pictures > Egypt > History.
Sex role in motion pictures.
Social classes in motion pictures.
National characteristics in motion pictures.
Cinéma > Aspect social > Égypte > Histoire.
Cinéma > Égypte > Histoire.
Rôle selon le sexe au cinéma.
Classes sociales au cinéma.
Caractéristiques nationales au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Motion pictures > Social aspects
Motion pictures
National characteristics in motion pictures
Sex role in motion pictures
Social classes in motion pictures
Film
Massenkultur
Egypt
Ägypten
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Nation. The other ; The allegorical nation
  • Part II. Gender. Feminism and femininity ; Female stardom, myth production, and morality
  • Part III. Class. Negotiating class through genre ; Audiences and class.

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