Literature, gender and nation-building in nineteenth century Egypt
Subtitle: the life and work of ʹAísha Taymur
By: by Mervat F. Hatem
Series: Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780230113503
Description: 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 À'isha Taymur, ℗¡Hatem gives insight℗¡into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and development of a sense of community. ℗¡
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.