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

• Autore: Morrison Heidi
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.40962
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Social conditions; Egypt Colonial influence; Egypt Politics and government 1882-1952
• Classificazione: HIS001030HIS037070HIS054000SOC047000
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Childhood and Colonial Modernity in Egypt
• ISBN: 1-137-43278-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797770203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood, . 2634-6532