In 1967 Egypt and the Arab world suffered a devastating defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War. Though long past the age at which most singers would have retired, the sexagenarian Egyptian singer Umm Kulth m launched a multifaceted response to the defeat that not only sustained her career, but also expanded her international fame and shaped her legacy. By examining biographies, dramas, monuments, radio programming practices, and recent recordings, Laura Lohman delves into Umm Kulth m's role in fashioning her image and the conflicting ways that her image and music have been interpreted since her death in 1975.
- ISBN10 6613109606
- ISBN13 9786613109606
- Publish Date 1 February 2011 (first published 31 December 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 September 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Wesleyan
- Format eBook
- Pages 252
- Language English