Remembering cosmopolitan Egypt literature, culture, and empire /
This book examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. Itänalyzes the ways in which literature and film have portrayed the period and the great cultural diversity in the country prior to Nasser.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ;
21. |
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | This book examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. Itänalyzes the ways in which literature and film have portrayed the period and the great cultural diversity in the country prior to Nasser. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 197 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415775113 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415775116 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780203881361 (ebook) 0203881362 (ebook) |