May her likes be multiplied : biography and gender politics in Egypt /

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This study explores the Arabic tradition of life-writing in Egypt. It examines biographical works by women and uses examples of "famous women" biographies - including Joan of Arc and Jane Austen - to demonstrate how these narratives prescribed complex role models for middle-class girls

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Booth, Marilyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Women > Biography > History and criticism.
Biography as a literary form.
Women > Political activity > Egypt > History.
Feminism > Egypt > History.
Biography.
Femmes > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Biographie (Genre littéraire)
Femmes > Activité politique > Égypte > Histoire.
Féminisme > Égypte > Histoire.
Biographies.
biographies (literary works)
biography (general genre)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women.
Biography as a literary form
Feminism
Women > Biography
Women > Political activity
Biografische Literatur
Frauenliteratur
Geschichte 1879-1967.
Egypt
Ägypten
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study explores the Arabic tradition of life-writing in Egypt. It examines biographical works by women and uses examples of "famous women" biographies - including Joan of Arc and Jane Austen - to demonstrate how these narratives prescribed complex role models for middle-class girls
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxviii, 460 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-441) and index.
ISBN:9780520925212
0520925211
0585389292
9780585389295
0520900502
9780520900509
9780520224193
0520224191
9780520224209
0520224205
1597347388
9781597347389

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