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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797770203321

Autore

Morrison Heidi

Titolo

Childhood and Colonial Modernity in Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / by Heidi Morrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015

ISBN

1-137-43278-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood, , 2634-6532

Classificazione

HIS001030HIS037070HIS054000SOC047000

Disciplina

303.40962

Soggetti

Civilization—History

Social history

Imperialism

Childhood

Adolescence

Africa, North—History

History, Modern

Cultural History

Social History

Imperialism and Colonialism

Childhood, Adolescence and Society

History of North Africa

Modern History

Egypt Social conditions

Egypt Colonial influence

Egypt Politics and government 1882-1952

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.