Pyramids and Nightclubs
Subtitle: A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, ... a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly Dancers
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: December 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780292717022
Subjects: Asian studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Cairo; Cairo (Egypt); Culture and tourism; Egypt; Social life and customs; Urban anthropology
Description: Guiding readers on a journey that introduces them to Russian and Australian belly dancers on Nile cruise ships, Saudi girls looking for a slighly less restrictive dating scene, and other stories, this book uses the lens of travel and tourism to depict a surprising version of Egypt, while exploring the concept of stereotypes.