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26%OFFBeth Baron - Egypt as a Woman: Nationalism, Gender, and Politics - 9780520251540 - V9780520251540
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Egypt as a Woman: Nationalism, Gender, and Politics

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Description for Egypt as a Woman: Nationalism, Gender, and Politics Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
This original and historically rich book examines the influence of gender in shaping the Egyptian nation from the nineteenth century through the revolution of 1919 and into the 1940s. In Egypt as a Woman, Beth Baron divides her narrative into two strands: the first analyzes the gendered language and images of the nation, and the second considers the political activities of women nationalists. She shows that, even though women were largely excluded from participation in the state, the visual imagery of nationalism was replete with female figures. Baron juxtaposes the idealization of the family and the feminine in nationalist ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520251540
SKU
V9780520251540
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About Beth Baron
Beth Baron is Professor of History at the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Co-Director of the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center of CUNY. She is the author of The Women's Awakening in Egypt: Culture, Society, and the Press (1994) and the coeditor of Women in Middle ... Read more

Reviews for Egypt as a Woman: Nationalism, Gender, and Politics
"A fantastic read... Truly informative and creative." Intl Journal Of Middle East Stds (Ijmes)

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