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Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world |
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Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-214) and index |
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The Urban as Theoretical Frame * Specter of Paris: The Staging of Cairo's Modern City Center * Reconstructing a National Past: Radwa 'Ashur's Revisionist History of the Downtown * The Indigenous Modernism of Khayri Shalabi: Popular Intellectuals and the Neighborhood Ghurza̐Μư* The Proletarian Revolution that Never Was: Idris 'Ali's Nubian Perspective̐Μư* The Nation Recast through National Bestseller: Alaa al-Aswany's Ode to Downtown Cairo̐Μư* Wust al-Balad as Neo-Bohemia: Writing in Defense of a Vanishing Public Sphere̐Μư |
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This book is an examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement. It is through the lens of literature, in this case a body of texts that form an archive on the downtown, that one is able to understand the layered significance of this space for multiple generations of Egyptians |
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"This book is an examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement. It is through the lens of literature, in this case a body of texts that form an archive on the downtown, that one is able to understand the layered significance of this space for multiple generations of Egyptians"-- Provided by publisher |
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Description based on print version record |
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Palgrave |
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Print version: Naaman, Mara. Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 9780230108653
(DLC) 2011002892 (OCoLC)670481123
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Egyptian literature -- History and criticism
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Public spaces in literature
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Cities and towns in literature
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National characteristics, Egyptian, in literature
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Literature
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Middle Eastern.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Electronic books
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Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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