Umm Kulthūm : artistic agency and the shaping of an Arab legend, 1967-2007 /

In 1967 Egypt and the Arab world suffered a devastating defeat by Israel in the Six Day War. Though long past the age at which most singers would have retired, the sexagenarian Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum launched a multifaceted response to the defeat that not only sustained her career but also expa...

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Main Author: Lohman, Laura, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2010.
Series:Music/culture.
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