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UNINA9910454719203321 |
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Autore |
Starr Deborah A. <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Remembering cosmopolitan Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : literature, culture, and empire / / Deborah A. Starr |
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New York, N.Y., : Routledge, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-97407-1 |
1-282-15304-8 |
9786612153044 |
0-203-88136-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; ; 21 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Egypt Civilization Western influences |
Egypt Fiction |
Cairo (Egypt) Fiction |
Alexandria (Egypt) Fiction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Colonial anxieties and cosmopolitan desires -- pt. 2. Counterpoint New York -- pt. 3. A mobile Levant. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Remembering Cosmopolitan Egypt examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. While it has been widely noted that such a relationship exists, the nature and impact of this dynamic is often overlooked. Taking a theoretical, literary and historical approach, the author argues that the notion of the cosmopolitan is inseparable from, and indebted to, its foundation in empire.Since the late 1970s a number of artistic works have appeared that represent the diversity of ethnic, national, and rel |
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