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Literature, Gender, and Nation-building in Nineteenth-century Egypt
The Life and Works of `a'isha Taymur
M. Hatem, Mervat F. Hatem
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · March 29, 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.
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- Authors
- M. Hatem, Mervat F. Hatem
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- March 29, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- History · Creative Writing
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- History
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About This Book
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 `A'isha Taymur, Hatem gives insight into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and/or development of a sense of community.
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