Mervat Fayez Hatem

Literature, gender and nation-building in nineteenth century Egypt
Mervat Fayez Hatem · 2011
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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 À'isha Taymur, ℗¡Hatem gives insight℗¡into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and development of a sense of community. ℗¡
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 234
- ISBN
- 9780230113503
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