Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Who's who in U.A.R. and the Near East
Author: "Who's Who" in U.A.R. and the Near East
Author: James E. BlattnerWho's who in Egypt and the Middle East
Author: Elwyn James BlattnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. MannixPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838912958
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Accessions List
Author: United States. Department of State. Library DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Annuals, Directories, Who's Who, Press Guides
Author: Concise Biographical Companion to Index Islamicus
Author: Wolfgang BehnPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047418093
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
This Biographical Companion will be an indispensable reference tool for the serious student and scholar of Islamic Studies. It enables the user to quickly gain knowledge on the life, work, and professional background of almost every major and minor author, and thus to place each author in his/her proper perspective.
Egypt's Beer
Author: Omar D. FodaPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477319549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Although alcohol is generally forbidden in Muslim countries, beer has been an important part of Egyptian identity for much of the last century. Egypt’s Stella beer (which only coincidentally shares a name with the Belgian beer Stella Artois) became a particularly meaningful symbol of the changes that occurred in Egypt after British Occupation. Weaving cultural studies with business history, Egypt’s Beer traces Egyptian history from 1880 to 2003 through the study of social, economic, and technological changes that surrounded the production and consumption of Stella beer in Egypt, providing an unparalleled case study of economic success during an era of seismic transformation. Delving into archival troves—including the papers of his grandfather, who for twenty years was CEO of the company that produced Stella—Omar D. Foda explains how Stella Beer achieved a powerful presence in all popular forms of art and media, including Arabic novels, songs, films, and journalism. As the company’s success was built on a mix of innovation, efficient use of local resources, executive excellence, and shifting cultural dynamics, this is the story of the rise of a distinctly Egyptian “modernity” seen through the lens of a distinctly Egyptian brand.
Dictionary Catalog of the Oriental Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orient
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Arabic Dialogues
Author: Rachel MairsPublisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1800086180
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
During the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, more Europeans visited the Middle East than ever before, as tourists, archaeologists, pilgrims, settler-colonists and soldiers. These visitors engaged with the Arabic language to differing degrees. While some were serious scholars of Classical Arabic, in the Orientalist mould, many did not learn the language at all. Between these two extremes lies a neglected group of language learners who wanted to learn enough everyday colloquial Arabic to get by. The needs of these learners were met by popular language books, which boasted that they could provide an easy route to fluency in a difficult language. Arabic Dialogues explores the motivations of Arabic learners and effectiveness of instructional materials, principally in Egypt and Palestine, by analysing a corpus of Arabic phrasebooks published in nine languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian) and in the territory of twenty-five modern countries. Beginning with Napoleon’s Expédition d’Égypte (1798–1801), it moves through the periods of mass tourism and European colonialism in the Middle East, concluding with the Second World War. The book also considers how Arab intellectuals understood the project of teaching Arabic to foreigners, the remarkable history of Arabic-learning among Yiddish- and Hebrew-speaking immigrants in Palestine, and the networks of language learners, teachers and plagiarists who produced these phrasebooks.