Title Childhood and colonial modernity in Egypt / Heidi Morrison

Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (189 pages) Series Palgrave studies in the history of childhood Palgrave studies in the history of childhood. Contents 1. Reforming Childhood in the Context of Colonialism -- 2. Nation-Building and the Redefinition of the Child -- 3. Child-Rearing and Class -- 4. Girls and the Building of Modern Egypt -- 5. Constructing National Identity through Autobiographical Memory Summary This book examines the transformations of Egyptian childhoods that occurred across gender, class, and rural/urban divides. It also questions the role of nostalgia and representation of childhood in illuminating key underlying political, social, and cultural developments in Egypt Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-172) and index Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL English Print version record Subject Children -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century Children -- Egypt -- History -- 20th century Children -- Egypt -- Social conditions Social change -- Egypt -- History Nationalism -- Egypt -- History Social history. Adolescence. social history. Colonialism & imperialism. adolescence. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Children Children -- Social conditions Colonial influence Nationalism Politics and government Social change Social conditions SUBJECT Egypt -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041331 Egypt -- Colonial influence Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1882-1952. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041322 Subject Egypt Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137432780 1137432780 9781137432797 1137432799

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