Egypt as a Woman: Nationalism, Gender, and Politics

Beth Baron

Published by University of California Press 2005

Egypt as a Woman

Nationalism, Gender, and Politics

Beth Baron

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940819

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This original and historically rich book examines the influence of gender in shaping the Egyptian nation from the nineteenth century through the revolution of 1919 and into the 1940s. In Egypt as a Woman, Beth Baron divides her narrative into two strands: the first analyzes the gendered language and images of the nation, and the second considers the political activities of women nationalists. She shows that, even though women were largely excluded from participation in the state, the visual imagery of nationalism was replete with female figures. Baron juxtaposes the idealization of the family and the feminine in nationalist rhetoric with transformations in elite households and the work of women activists striving for national independence.

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Baron Beth :

Beth Baron is Professor of History at the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Co-Director of the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center of CUNY. She is the author of The Women's Awakening in Egypt: Culture, Society, and the Press (1994) and the coeditor of Women in Middle Eastern History: Shifting Boundaries in Sex and Gender (1991) and Iran and Beyond: Essays in Middle Eastern History in Honor of Nikki R. Keddie (2000).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Note On Transliteration Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I . Images Of The Nation
1. Slavery, Ethnicity, And Family Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. Constructing Egyptian Honor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3. Nationalist Iconography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4. Photography And The Press Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Part II . The Politics Of Women Nationalists
5. The “Ladies’ Demonstrations” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
6. Mother Of The Egyptians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
7. Partisans Of The Wafd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
8. The Path Of An Islamic Activist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
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Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 302

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Published: February 28, 2005
ISBN: 9780520940819