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Pyramids and Nightclubs: A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, Urban Legends About a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly Dancers L. L. Wynn
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Pyramids and Nightclubs: A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, Urban Legends About a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly Dancers
L. L. Wynn
Tracing the history of Western and Arab fascination with Egypt through spurious hunts for lost civilizations and the new economic disparities brought about by the oil industry, this title describes the ways in which moments of cultural contact, driven by tourism and labour migration, become eye-opening opportunities for defining self and other.
296 pages, 49 b&w photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 1, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780292717022 |
| Publishers | University of Texas Press |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 168 × 229 × 18 mm · 408 g |
