Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transcription xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Female Entertainment In Nineteenth-Century Egypt 21
7. Female Entertainment In The Twentieth Century 40
8. Life Stories Of Female Entertainers 66
9. Marginality 95
10. Honor And Shame 116
11. Gender 141
12. Female Entertainers: Feminine And Masculine 158
13. Conclusions 179
14. Methodological Notes 187
15. Notes 193
16. Glossary 207
17. Bibliography 211
18. Index 221