Toward, around, and away from Tahrir : tracking emerging expressions of Egyptian identity / edited by Emily Golson, Loubna Youssef and Amanda Fields ; contributors James Austin [and thirteen others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Golson, Emily, editor.

Youssef, Loubna, editor.

Fields, Amanda, editor.

Austin, James, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Egyptian--Exhibitions.

Art, Egyptian.

Egyptology.

Egypt--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Egypt.

Protests (Egypt : 2011-).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do we understand current events in Egypt? Prior to January 25, 2011, when asked about unusual images, sights, or sounds, Cairene responses ranged from a litany of complaints to well-rehearsed, guidebook descriptions of picturesque neighborhoods and magnificent ruins. Occasionally, however, a thoughtful resident would remain silent, leaving visitors and guests to accept the surrounding smiles, shrugs, honking horns, blaring loudspeakers, and strings of expletives as background ambience. Du...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; BALÃGHA OR RHETORIC?THE LANGUAGE OF THE TAHRIR SQUAREREVOLUTION; PART II; ARABIZI; THE LITERATE AND THE LITERARY; I WAS HERE; SHOOTING IN THE SQUARE; PART III; THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTIONAND MALAK HIFNI NASIF; NOTES ON THE FRIDAY NOON PRAYER; UNIQUE SITUATIONS DEMANDA RARE LEADER; PART IV; GROWTH AND MATURATION; WHO AM I; OMAR HAS A QUESTION; PART V; OF PLACE AND POSSIBILITY; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5916-8

OCLC:

877771990