Empire, Celebrity and Excess : King Farouk of Egypt and British Culture 1936-1965 / Martin Francis.
"King Farouk of Egypt was known for his extravagant lifestyle and colourful private life, immortalised in the newspaper gossip columns, comedy sketches, song lyrics and novels of post-war Britain. Stories of his excessive life captivated the British imperial officials entangled in the era of de...
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Language: | English |
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London [England] :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2022.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Faruq, King of Egypt Indeterminacy: Farouk and the Official Imperial Mind Music Hall and Merry Monarchs Exile or Tourist?
- Excess American Farouk, Fictional Farouk Two Funerals, 1965
- Bibliography
- Index.