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The Politics of Melodrama : The Cultural and Political Lives of Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and Gamal Abdel Nasser /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smolin, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
ʻAbd al-Qaddūs, Iḥsān > Influence.
ʻAbd al-Qaddūs, Iḥsān > Political and social views.
Nasser, Gamal Abdel, > 1918-1970 > Friends and associates.
Arabic fiction > Political aspects > Egypt > History > 20th century.
Authors, Egyptian > 20th century > Political and social views.
Egypt > History > Revolution, 1952 > Influence.
Egypt > Politics and government > 1952-1970.
Table of Contents:
  • Note on Transliteration and Translation
  • Introduction. Analyzing Ihsan Abdel Kouddous
  • Chapter One. Casting Calls
  • Chapter Two. The Erased Revolutionary
  • Chapter Three. The Psychology of the Revolution
  • Chapter Four. The Time of Resistance
  • Chapter Five. The Greatest Splendor of Victories
  • Chapter Six. The Time of Defeats
  • Conclusion. The Time of Denial
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover