Serpent of the Nile : women and dance in the Arab world /

Focusing on the 19th and early 20th centuries, Buonaventura shows how dance came to be influenced by western ideas about art and entertainment.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Buonaventura, Wendy, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Saqi, 2010.
Subjects:	Dance > Arabian Peninsula > History. Women dancers > Arabian Peninsula. Dance. Danskonst. KonstnÃ¤rlig dans. Magdans. Women dancers. Arabian Peninsula. History.

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