Public Culture and Islam in Modern Egypt: Media, Intellectuals and Society

by Hatsuki Aishima

What does it mean to be an intellectual in Egypt today? What is expected from an 'authentic scholar'? Hatsuki Aishima explores these questions byexamining educated, urban Egyptians and their perceptions of what it means to be 'cultured' and 'middle class' - something that, as a result of the neoliberal policies of Egyptian government, is widely thought to be a shrinking sector of society. Through an analysis of the media representations of 'Abd al-Halim...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780766211
• ISBN13: 9781780766218
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"