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Egyptian belly dance in transition : the Raqs Sharqi revolution, 1890-1930 / Heather D. Ward

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Ward, Heather D.
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
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"Drawing on an array of sources, the author traces the early development of raqs sharqi in the context of contemporary trends in Egyptian arts and entertainment. The dance is revealed to be a hybrid cultural expression, emerging with the formation of Egyptian national identity at the end of the 19th century, when Egypt was occupied by the British"--
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9781476629636 (electronic bk.)
1476629633 (electronic bk.)
9781476666747
1476666741
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Includes bibliographical references.
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