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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Middletown, CT :
Wesleyan University Press,
©2010.
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Series: | Music/culture.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |