Book chapter
Port Said, Martyr City
An Incurable Past
University Press of Florida
05/28/2013
DOI: 10.5744/florida/9780813044040.003.0005
Abstract
Tracing the Limby festival to the 1950s, when it changed significantly, this chapter discusses the impact of the Suez War on local historical experiences; the relationship between indigenous and foreign or diaspora communities; British occupation; and resistance, combat, underground nationalist movements, and political propaganda. The 1956 War was a turning point in the history of Port Said and the festival. It transformed Port Said into a Nasserian symbol of national resistance against imperialism. That said, Port Said has a history of political resistance, centered around Canal workers and trade unionism, that has placed the city at odds with the interests of the state.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Port Said, Martyr City
- Creators
- Mériam N Belli
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- An Incurable Past
- DOI
- 10.5744/florida/9780813044040.003.0005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/28/2013
- Academic Unit
- History
- Record Identifier
- 9984011788802771
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