Ordinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation through Popular Culture

Ordinary Egyptians

Creating the Modern Nation through Popular Culture

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Ziad Fahmy
Ziad Fahmy
2011 • 265 pages

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Examines how popular media and culture provided ordinary Egyptians with a framework to construct and negotiate a modern national identity.

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