Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World - Wendy Buonaventura - Books - Saqi Books - 9780863566288 - June 30, 2010
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Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World 2nd Revised edition

Wendy Buonaventura

Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World 2nd Revised edition

Features a celebration of female dancers of the Arab world. This book traces the origins of this ancient art, which survived in the face of commercialism, religious disapproval and changing times. It demonstrates how Arabic dance came to be influenced by Western ideas about art and entertainment.


224 pages, 190 colour, 60 black & white

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 30, 2010
ISBN13 9780863566288
Publishers Saqi Books
Pages 224
Dimensions 174 × 220 × 15 mm   ·   584 g