Cultural dynamics in contemporary Egypt / edited by Maha Abdelrahman ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdelrahman, Maha M.

عبد الرحمن، مها.

Series:

Cairo papers in social science ; v. 27, monograph 1/2.

Cairo papers in social science ; v. 27 no. 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2004

Cairo papers in social science

بحوث القاهرة في العلوم الاجتماعية ؛ مجلد "٧، عدد ١/"، ربيع/صيف "٠٠٤

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Popular culture.

Social change.

Egypt.

Social change--Egypt.

Popular culture--Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--21st century.

Egypt--Civilization--20th century.

Physical Description:

172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Mutaghayyarāt al-thaqāfah fī Miṣr

Mutaghayyirāt al-thaqāfah fī Miṣr

متغيرات الثقافة في مصر

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, [2006]

Language Note:

Text in English, with abstract in Arabic.

Summary:

From the politics of food to images in the media, this double issue of Cairo Papers in Social Science focuses on a wide array of emerging cultural patterns in modern-day Egypt and their social, political, and economic ramifications. All the contributions are based on

Contents:

Watch for the devil: Israel in Egyptian movies and soap operas / Iman A. Hamdy

Truth claims in the cartoon world of Nagui Kamel / Lilia Labidi

Cultural dynamics in linguistic practice in contemporary Egypt / Madiha Doss

Divine consumption: "Islamic goods" in Egypt / Maha Abdelrahman

Mulid culture in Cairo: the case of Al-Sayyida ʻAisha / Huda Lutfi

Transforming the meaning of value of traditional crafts in Egypt / Reem Saad

Food recipes and kitchen space: constructing social identities and new frontiers / Malak Rouchdy

Culinary history of "National" cuisine: Egypt and the Middle East / Sami Zubaida

Staying hungry: food politics in Egypt and the Near East / Ray Bush.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9774249828

9789774249822

OCLC:

74552271