Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Note on Transliteration xvii
7. 1. Colloquial Egyptian, Media Capitalism, and Nationalism 1
8. 2. Political Centralization to Cultural Centralization 20
9. 3. Print Capitalism and the Beginnings of Colloquial Mass Culture, 1870–1882 39
10. 4. New Media: Laughter, Satire, and Song, 1882–1908 61
11. 5. Media Capitalism: From Mass Culture to Mass Practice, 1907–1919 96
12. 6. The Egyptian Street: Carnival, Popular Culture, and the 1919 Revolution 134
13. Conclusion 167
14. Appendix A: Urbanization and Infrastructure 177
15. Appendix B: Plays and Songs Composed by Sayyid Darwish from 1918 to 1919 180
16. Notes 183
17. References 221
18. Index 239