Remembering cosmopolitan Egypt : literature, culture, and empire

Remembering cosmopolitan Egypt : literature, culture, and empire / Deborah A. Starr.

This book examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. It€analyzes 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Starr, Deborah A., 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; 21.
Subjects:
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
Civilization > Western influences
Egypt > Civilization > Western influences.
Egypt > Fiction.
Cairo (Egypt) > Fiction.
Alexandria (Egypt) > Fiction.
Egypt
Egypt > Alexandria
Egypt > Cairo
Fiction
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Description
Summary:This book examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. It€analyzes the ways in which literature and film have portrayed the period and the great cultural diversity in the country prior to Nasser.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 197 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780415775113
0415775116
9780203881361
0203881362
9781135974060
1135974063
Access:Legal Deposit;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.

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