Popular Culture and Modernity in Egypt
1996
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This path-breaking study of Egyptian popular culture provides fresh and vital insights into the long struggle of modern Egypt to define its identity. Walter Armbrust examines Egyptian television, recorded music, the press, and the cinema, revealing the delicate balance between conservative nationalist imagery and a modernist ethic. However, this balance has been put in question both by producers and consumers of the media, reflecting a sense that the way modern Egypt is represented does not reflect the real experience of Egyptians.
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Walter Armbrust
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Lecturer, University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies Albert Hourani Fellow, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford .
