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Managing Egypt's Poor and the Politics of Benevolence, 1800-1952 /

Annotation This richly textured social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians--beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed--giving them a history for the first time. As Mine Ener tells their fascinating stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians, and philanthropi...

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Auteur principal: Ener, Mine, 1965-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE: FINDING EGYPT'S POOR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; I: Benevolence, Charity, and Philanthropy; II: Discerning between the Deserving and the Undeserving Poor; III: Among the Poor of Takiyyat Tulun; IV: The Spectacle of the Poor; V: The Future of the Nation; VI: Conclusion: From "the Poor" to "Poverty"; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.