02126nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10245731 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070605s2007 txua sb s001 0 eng 2007022652 9780292717015 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292717016 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780292717022 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0292717024 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)610127781 f-ua--- GN648 .W96 2007eb 306.4/819096216 22 Wynn, L. L., 1971- Pyramids & nightclubs [electronic resource] : a travel ethnography of Arab and Western imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a colony of Atlantis to rumors of sex orgies, urban legends about a marauding prince, and blonde belly dancers / L.L. Wynn. Pyramids and nightclubs 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007. xv, 279 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-265)and index. Introduction: From the pyramids to the nightclubs of Pyramids Road -- Ethics and methodology of a transnational anthropology -- Buried treasure -- Atlantis and red mercury -- Sex orgies, a marauding prince, and other rumors about gulf tourism -- Transnational dating -- Palimpsest, excavation, graffiti, simulacra : an ethnography of the idea of Egypt. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Urban anthropology Egypt Cairo. Culture and tourism Egypt Cairo. Cairo (Egypt) Public opinion. Cairo (Egypt) History. Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10245731 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 150281 150281