Modernizing Marriage: Family, Ideology, and Law in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Egypt (Gender and Globalization)
Kenneth M. Cuno
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Hardcover. Series: Gender an Globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
In 1910, when Khedive Abbas II married a second wife surreptitiously, the contrast with his openly polygamous grandfather, Ismail, whose multiple wives and concubines signified his grandeur and masculinity, could not have been greater. That contrast reflected the spread of new ideals of family life that accompanied the development of Egypt’s modern marriage system. Modernizing Marriage explores the evolution of marriage and marital relations, shedding new light on the social and cultural history of Egypt.
Family is central to modern Egyptian history. Family in the ruling court did the “political work,” and, indeed, the modern state began as a ... Read more
In 1910, when Khedive Abbas II married a second wife surreptitiously, the contrast with his openly polygamous grandfather, Ismail, whose multiple wives and concubines signified his grandeur and masculinity, could not have been greater. That contrast reflected the spread of new ideals of family life that accompanied the development of Egypt’s modern marriage system. Modernizing Marriage explores the evolution of marriage and marital relations, shedding new light on the social and cultural history of Egypt.
Family is central to modern Egyptian history. Family in the ruling court did the “political work,” and, indeed, the modern state began as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Gender an Globalization
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633921
SKU
V9780815633921
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About Kenneth M. Cuno
Kenneth M. Cuno is associate professor of history at the University of Illinois, USA. He is the author of The Pasha's Peasants: Land, Society, and Economy in Lower Egypt,1740-1858, is co-editor of Family, Gender, and Law in a Globalizing Middle East and South Asia, and Race and Slavery in the Midle East.
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