Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt |
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| Author:
| Armbrust, Walter |
| Contribution by:
| Fortes, Meyer
Goody, Jack
Leach, Edmund
Tambiah, Stanley |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-48492-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $85.95 |
Book Description:
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Providing fresh and vital insights into the long struggle of modern Egypt to define its identity, this study examines Egyptian television, recorded music, the press, and the cinema. It reveals the delicate balance between conservative nationalist imagery and a modernist ethic.
Providing fresh and vital insights into the long struggle of modern Egypt to define its identity, this study examines Egyptian television, recorded music, the press, and the cinema. It reveals the delicate balance between conservative nationalist imagery and a modernist ethic.