Empire, Celebrity and Excess : King Farouk of Egypt and British Culture 1936-1965 /

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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Francis, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Faruk > I, > King of Egypt, > 1920-1965 > Influence.
Faruk > I, > King of Egypt, > 1920-1965.
1900-1999
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Manners and customs.
Social conditions.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Great Britain.
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.

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