Title: Women and men in late eighteenth-century Egypt
First published: 1995
Description: In the late eighteenth century, decentralized and chaotic government in Egypt allowed women a freedom of action that has not been equaled until recent times. Delving extensively into little used archival sources, Afaf Marsot presents the first comprehensive picture of women's status and opportunities in this period.
Subjects: History, Women, Elite (Social sciences), Sex role, Economic conditions, Social classes, Social classes, egypt, Women, egypt, Women, history, modern period, 1600-, Women, economic conditions, Social Conditions
Places: Egypt
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: HN786.Z9 S646 1995