Asmahan's Secrets: Woman, War, and Song

by Sherifa D. Zuhur

Book Overview

The great Arab singer Asmahan was the toast of Cairo song and cinema in the late 1930s and early 1940s, as World War II approached. She remained a figure of glamour and intrigue throughout her life and lives on today in legend as one of the shaping forces in the development of Egyptian popular culture. In this biography, author Sherifa Zuhur does a thorough study of the music and film of Asmahan and her historical setting.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292798075
• ISBN13: 9780292798076
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"