Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt E-Book

M. Hatem

• Herausgeber: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

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.