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Related Books & Videos

• Looking for Little Egypt. Book by Donna Carlton. ISBN number 0-9623998-1-7. Published by IDD Books. Detailed historical research focused on the appearance of Middle Eastern dance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the evolution of it in the decades that followed.
• A Trade Like Any Other. Book by Karin van Nieuwkerk. ISBN number 0292787200. Published by University of Texas Press. In-depth research into the question of why Oriental dance is considered to be such a low-class profession in Egypt. Includes excellent historical information about the rise of the first nightclubs in Cairo in the 20th century.
• It's Burlesque. Video sold by A&E Home Video. Tells the history of the entertainment form known as burlesque, including video footage of some of the turn-of-the-century Middle Eastern dance artists.

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