The last nahdawi : Taha Hussein and institution building in Egypt /

"Taha Hussein (1889-1973) is one of Egypt's most iconic figures. A graduate of al-Azhar, Egypt's oldest university, a civil servant and public intellectual, and ultimately Egyptian Minister of Public Instruction, Hussein was central to key social and political developments in Egypt du...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ahmed, Hussam R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Ḥusayn, Ṭāhā, > 1889-1973 > Political and social views.
Ḥusayn, Ṭāhā, > 1889-1973.
1900-1999
Education ministers > Egypt > Biography.
Intellectuals > Egypt > Biography.
Education and state > Egypt > History > 20th century.
Ministres de l'éducation > Égypte > Biographies.
Intellectuels > Égypte > Biographies.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Égypte > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cultural policy.
Education and state.
Education ministers.
Intellectuals.
Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Egypt > Cultural policy > History > 20th century.
Egypt > Politics and government > 1919-1952.
Égypte > Politique et gouvernement > 1919-1952.
Egypt.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Egyptian cultural expansionism : Taha Hussein confronts the French in North Africa
  • Nahda goes to university : Taha Hussein and the mission of the private Egyptian university
  • Democratizing education : Taha Hussein, institutions, and unstable parliamentary politics
  • Democratizing the language : Taha Hussein and diversifying authority over classical Arabic
  • Winds of change : Taha Hussein and the end of a political project.

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