Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1 Aida in Egypt 16
7. CHAPTER 2 How to Be an Effendi 42
8. CHAPTER 3 The Story of Ahmad the Rat 72
9. CHAPTER 4 Cabarets and the Mothers of the Nation 94
10. Conclusion 120
11. Notes 123
12. Bibliography 153
13. Index 167