{"product_id":"midnight-in-cairo-the-divas-of-egypts-roaring-20s-0393541134","title":"Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393541134\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cormack, Raphael\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo.One of the worlds most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and 30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a modern Egyptian. Women came to dominate the Egyptian entertainment industry-as stars of the stage and screen but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of a new and strikingly modern entertainment industry.Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairos most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company) and her great rival, Oum Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars of the interwar period, a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, religious and secular values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. 25 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51539152797984,"sku":"NEW0393541134","price":31.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71gh3hbcjcL.jpg?v=1777486297","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/midnight-in-cairo-the-divas-of-egypts-roaring-20s-0393541134","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}