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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Cormack, Raph.     Subjects     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cormack, Raph.       by title:      Midnight in Cairo : ...       by call number:      305.40962 C811m     Search the Web     Cormack, Raph.     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.       MARC Display

Midnight in Cairo : the divas of Egypt's roaring '20s / Raphael Cormack. by Cormack, Raph. W.W. Norton & Company, 2021. Call #: 305.40962 C811m Subjects 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. ISBN:  9780393541137 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  vi, 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-353) and index. Summary:  "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"--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 305.40962 C811m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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