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Cormack, Raph, author.
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Women entertainers -- Egypt -- Cairo -- 20th century.
Women -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Nightlife -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 20th century.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Civilization -- 20th century.
Egypt -- History -- 1919-1952.
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Midnight in Cairo : the divas of Egypt's roaring '20s / Raphael Cormack.
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Cormack, Raph, author.
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
Subjects
Women entertainers -- Egypt -- Cairo -- 20th century.
Women -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Nightlife -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 20th century.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Civilization -- 20th century.
Egypt -- History -- 1919-1952.
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9780393541137 (hardcover) :
Description:
vi, 373 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
"Pardon me, I'm drunk" -- From Queen of Tarab to prima donna -- "Come on sisters, let's go hand in hand to demand our freedom" -- "If I were not a woman, I'd want to be one" -- Sarah Bernhardt of the East -- The singer, the baby, and the bey -- Star of the East -- Come on, tough guy, play the game -- Isis Films -- Madame Badia's casino -- The second revolution -- Conclusion : how to end a story.
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"A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo. One of the world's greatest twentieth-century cosmopolitan cities, Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and 30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished there, defining what it meant to be a "modern" Egyptian. Women came to dominate that scene-as stars but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of the entertainment industry. Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairo's most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company); her great rival, Umm Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, "religious" and "secular" values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrity opened new horizons of possibility for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East"--
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Hanapepe Public Library
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305.40962 Co
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Hawaii Kai Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
305.40962 Co
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Hawaii State Library
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Makawao Public Library
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