Creative Reckonings: The Politics of Art and Culture in Contemporary Egypt

by Jessica Winegar

Book Overview

The Egyptian art world is the oldest and largest in the Arab Middle East. Its artists must reckon with the histories of ancient Egypt, European modernism, anti-colonial nationalism, and state socialism-all in the context of a growing neoliberal economy marked by American global dominance. At this crucial intersection of culture, politics, and economy, Egypt's art and artists provide unique insight into current struggles for cultural identity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804754772
• ISBN13: 9780804754774
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.9"