LEADER 03252nam 22006374a 450 001 9910820846203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42606-0 010 $a9786612426063 010 $a0-226-00198-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226001982 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001550 035 $a(EBL)471826 035 $a(OCoLC)527693260 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336873 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11929287 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336873 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10301845 035 $a(PQKB)10300429 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471826 035 $a(DE-B1597)524797 035 $a(OCoLC)1135585732 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226001982 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471826 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349990 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242606 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001550 100 $a20040122d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDramas of nationhood $ethe politics of television in Egypt /$fLila Abu-Lughod ; with a foreword by Anthony T. Carter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago, Ill. $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 225 1 $aThe Lewis Henry Morgan lectures ;$v2001 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-00197-0 311 $a0-226-00196-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-302) and index. 327 $aAnthropology and national media -- National pedagogy -- The eroding hegemony of developmentalism. 330 $aHow do people come to think of themselves as part of a nation? Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation-television serials. These melodramatic programs-like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts-have been shown on television in Egypt for more than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle Eastern nation. Representing a decade's worth of research, Dramas of Nationhood makes a case for the importance of studying television to answer larger questions about culture, power, and modern self-fashionings. Abu-Lughod explores the elements of developmentalist ideology and the visions of national progress that once dominated Egyptian television-now experiencing a crisis. She discusses the broadcasts in rich detail, from the generic emotional qualities of TV serials and the depictions of authentic national culture, to the debates inflamed by their deliberate strategies for combating religious extremism. 410 0$aLewis Henry Morgan lectures ;$v2001. 606 $aTelevision broadcasting$xSocial aspects$zEgypt 615 0$aTelevision broadcasting$xSocial aspects 676 $a302.23/45/0962 700 $aAbu-Lughod$b Lila$0543898 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820846203321 996 $aDramas of nationhood$91363774 997 $aUNINA