Book chapter
When Edmund Allenby Became al-Limby
An Incurable Past
University Press of Florida
05/28/2013
DOI: 10.5744/florida/9780813044040.003.0004
Abstract
This chapter is a history of Port Said told through the popular street festival known as the Limby Burning. It studies the imaginary roots of the Limby festival and what this historical imaginary conveys about lived experiences along the Suez Canal. It discusses Egyptian memories of General Allenby, the evolution of the effigy burning, vernacular politics, war and resistance, and the distinctiveness of local historical experiences on the Canal. It shows the distinctiveness of local historical utterances shaped by a long series of military and social conflicts.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- When Edmund Allenby Became al-Limby
- Creators
- Mériam N Belli
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- An Incurable Past
- DOI
- 10.5744/florida/9780813044040.003.0004
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/28/2013
- Academic Unit
- History
- Record Identifier
- 9984011830302771
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