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Egypt 1919 : the Revolution in literature and film /

The 1919 anti-colonial revolution is a key moment in modern Egyptian history and a historical reference point in Egyptian culture through the century. Dina Heshmat argues that literature and film have played a central role in the making of its memory. She highlights the processes of remembering and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ḥishmat, Dīnā (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Series:Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The poetics of disillusion
  • The fear of the rabble
  • 1919 and the trope of the modern nation
  • The Revolution on the screen
  • The politics of rehabilitation
  • Rewriting history in the 1990s
  • Rewriting history in the wake of 2011
  • Conclusion.