{"product_id":"ordinary-egyptians-ziad-fahmy-9780804772129","title":"Ordinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation Through Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe popular culture of pre-revolution Egypt did more than entertain--it created a nation. Songs, jokes, and satire, comedic sketches, plays, and poetry, all provided an opportunity for discussion and debate about national identity and an outlet for resistance to British and elite authority. This book examines how, from the 1870s until the eve of the 1919 revolution, popular media and culture provided ordinary Egyptians with a framework to construct and negotiate a modern national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrdinary Egyptians\u003c\/i\u003e shifts the typical focus of study away from the intellectual elite to understand the rapid politicization of the growing literate middle classes and brings the semi-literate and illiterate urban masses more fully into the historical narrative. It introduces the concept of \"media-capitalism,\" which expands the analysis of nationalism beyond print alone to incorporate audiovisual and performance media. It was through these various media that a collective camaraderie crossing class lines was formed and, as this book uncovers, an Egyptian national identity emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ziad Fahmy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804772126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804772129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 38","brand":"Ziad Fahmy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981260849407,"sku":"9780804772129","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_205e1895-6fbf-420b-b499-33588b7b3163.jpg?v=1683254545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ordinary-egyptians-ziad-fahmy-9780804772129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}