Acting Egyptian : theater, identity, and political culture in Cairo, 1869-1930 /

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, during the "protectorate" period of British occupation in Egypt?theaters and other performance sites were vital for imagining, mirroring, debating, and shaping competing conceptions of modern Egyptian identity. Central figures in this d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gitre, Carmen M. K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Theater > Egypt > Cairo > History > 19th century.
Theater > Egypt > Cairo > History > 20th century.
Theater and state > Egypt > Cairo > History > 19th century.
Theater and state > Egypt > Cairo > History > 20th century.
Théâtre > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > Politique gouvernementale > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > Politique gouvernementale > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 19e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
Civilization
Theater
Theater and state
Cairo (Egypt) > Civilization > 19th century.
Cairo (Egypt) > Civilization > 20th century.
Egypt > Cairo
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Aida in Egypt
  • How to be an effendi
  • The story of Ahmad the rat
  • Munira al-Mahdiyya, the revolutionary stage, and the modern Egyptian woman
  • Conclusion.

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