Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt : The Life and Works of `a'isha Taymur
ISBN: 9780230118607
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Religion;

This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the discussion of the life and works of the prominent writer `A'isha Taymur, Hatem gives insight into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and/or development of a sense of community.

Mervat F. Hatem is a Professor of Political Science atHoward University.

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