Pyramids & nightclubs : a travel ethnography of Arab and Western imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a colony of Atlantis to rumors of sex orgies, urban legends about a marauding prince, and blonde belly dancers / L.L. Wynn.

Author/creator Wynn, L. L., 1971-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Descriptionxv279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Urban anthropology--Egypt. --Cairo.
Culture and tourism--Egypt. --Cairo.
Cairo (Egypt)--Public opinion.
Cairo (Egypt)--History.
Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs.

Variant title Pyramids and nightclubs
Contents Introduction: From the pyramids to the nightclubs of Pyramids Road -- Ethics and methodology of a transnational anthropology -- Buried treasure -- Atlantis and red mercury -- Sex orgies, a marauding prince, and other rumors about gulf tourism -- Transnational dating -- Palimpsest, excavation, graffiti, simulacra : an ethnography of the idea of Egypt.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-265)and index.
LCCN 2007022652
ISBN9780292717015 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292717016 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780292717022 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0292717024 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN 648 .W96 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold