Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt

by Lila Abu-Lughod

Book Overview

How do people come to think of themselves as part of a nation? Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation--television serials. These melodramatic programs--like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts--have been shown on television in Egypt for more than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226001970
• ISBN13: 9780226001975
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"