Negotiating Palestinian womanhood : encounters between Palestinian women and American missionaries, 1880s-1940s /

This book examines the American Quaker educational enterprise in Palestine since its establishment in the late nineteenth century during the Ottoman rule and into the British Mandate period. Quaker education intersected with national and social forces and allowed for Palestinian girls' negotiat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Othman, Enaya (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
Temas:
1900-1999
Women > Palestine > Social conditions > 20th century.
Americans > Palestine > History > 20th century.
Quakers > Palestine > History > 20th century.
Women missionaries > Palestine > History > 20th century.
Femmes > Palestine > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Quakers > Palestine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes missionnaires > Palestine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Americans
Quakers
Women missionaries
Women > Social conditions
Middle East > Palestine
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book examines the American Quaker educational enterprise in Palestine since its establishment in the late nineteenth century during the Ottoman rule and into the British Mandate period. Quaker education intersected with national and social forces and allowed for Palestinian girls' negotiation of multiple discourses about nationalism, womanhood, and motherhood.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498509244
149850924X

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