A trade like any other : female singers and dancers in Egypt /

A trade like any other : female singers and dancers in Egypt /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Nieuwkerk, Karin van, 1960-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Austin : University of Texas Press, 1995.
Description:xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Women entertainers -- Egypt -- Social conditions.
Belly dance.
Belly dance music -- Egypt.
Belly dance.
Belly dance music.
Egypt.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2440311
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:0292787200 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0292787235 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transcription
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Female Entertainment in Nineteenth-Century Egypt
  • 3. Female Entertainment in The Twentieth Century
  • 4. Life Stories of Female Entertainers
  • 5. Marginality
  • 6. Honor and Shame
  • 7. Gender
  • 8. Female Entertainers: Feminine and Masculine
  • 9. Conclusions
  • Appendix: Methodological Notes
  • Notes Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Similar Items