Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others]
| Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others] |
| Autore | Hopkins Nicholas S |
| Edizione | [Paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (646 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7620962 |
| Soggetto topico | Rural development - Egypt |
| ISBN |
1-4175-2301-8
1-61797-253-3 1-61797-497-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Weights and Measures; Abbreviations; Introduction: Directions of Change in Rural Egypt Nicholas Hopkins and Kirsten Westergaard; I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RURAL EGYPT; 1. The Market's Place Timothy Mitchell; 2. The Evolution of Agrarian Structures in Egypt: Regional Patterns of Change in Farm Size Francois Ireton; 3. Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Relocation of Rural Egyptian Workers and their Discontent James Toth
4. Facing Structural Adjustment: Strategies of Peasants, the State, and the International Financial Institutions Ray BushII. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: IDENTITY; 5. Hegemony in the Periphery: Community and Exclusion in an Upper Egyptian Village Reem Saad; 6. The Northwest Coast: A Part of Rural Egypt? Soraya Altorki and Donald P. Cole; III. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: CONSUMPTION; 7. Television and the Virtues of Education: Upper Egyptian Encounters with State Culture Lila Abu-Lughod; 8. Conflict or Cooperation: Changing Gender Roles in Rural Egyptian Households Kamran Asdar Ali 9. The Vision of a Better Life: New Patterns of Consumption and Changed Social Relations Kirsten Haugaard BachIV. HEALTH; 10. Being Sickly or Eating Well: The Conceptualization of Health and Ill-Health in an Upper Egyptian Village Hania Sholkamy; 11. Health Units in Rural Egypt: At the Forefront of Health Improvement or Anachronisms? Sohair Mehanna and Peter Winch; V. VILLAGE HISTORIES; 12. Change and Continuity in the Village of Batra: Family Strategies Malak S. Rouchdy; 13. Spaces of Poverty: The Geography of Social Change in Rural Egypt Detlef Miiller-Mahn VI. DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF THE MARKET AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS14. Farmers and Cooperatives in the Era of Structural Adjustment Mohamed H. Abdel Aal; 15. Rural Periodic Markets in Egypt Mohamed M. Mohieddin; 16. Agro-Pastoralism and Development in Egypt's Northwest Coast Donald P. Cole and Soraya Altorki; 17. Economic Changes in the Newly Reclaimed Lands: From State Farms to Small Holdings and Private Agricultural Enterprises Giinter Meyer; VII. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: SOCIETY AND POLITICS 18. Men of Authority-Documents of Authority: Notes on Customary Law in Upper Egypt Hans-Christian Korsholm Nielsen19. Culture and Mediation of Power in an Egyptian Village Ahmed Zayed; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
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| New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others]
| Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others] |
| Autore | Hopkins Nicholas S |
| Edizione | [Paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (646 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7620962 |
| Soggetto topico | Rural development - Egypt |
| ISBN |
1-4175-2301-8
1-61797-253-3 1-61797-497-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Weights and Measures; Abbreviations; Introduction: Directions of Change in Rural Egypt Nicholas Hopkins and Kirsten Westergaard; I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RURAL EGYPT; 1. The Market's Place Timothy Mitchell; 2. The Evolution of Agrarian Structures in Egypt: Regional Patterns of Change in Farm Size Francois Ireton; 3. Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Relocation of Rural Egyptian Workers and their Discontent James Toth
4. Facing Structural Adjustment: Strategies of Peasants, the State, and the International Financial Institutions Ray BushII. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: IDENTITY; 5. Hegemony in the Periphery: Community and Exclusion in an Upper Egyptian Village Reem Saad; 6. The Northwest Coast: A Part of Rural Egypt? Soraya Altorki and Donald P. Cole; III. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: CONSUMPTION; 7. Television and the Virtues of Education: Upper Egyptian Encounters with State Culture Lila Abu-Lughod; 8. Conflict or Cooperation: Changing Gender Roles in Rural Egyptian Households Kamran Asdar Ali 9. The Vision of a Better Life: New Patterns of Consumption and Changed Social Relations Kirsten Haugaard BachIV. HEALTH; 10. Being Sickly or Eating Well: The Conceptualization of Health and Ill-Health in an Upper Egyptian Village Hania Sholkamy; 11. Health Units in Rural Egypt: At the Forefront of Health Improvement or Anachronisms? Sohair Mehanna and Peter Winch; V. VILLAGE HISTORIES; 12. Change and Continuity in the Village of Batra: Family Strategies Malak S. Rouchdy; 13. Spaces of Poverty: The Geography of Social Change in Rural Egypt Detlef Miiller-Mahn VI. DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF THE MARKET AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS14. Farmers and Cooperatives in the Era of Structural Adjustment Mohamed H. Abdel Aal; 15. Rural Periodic Markets in Egypt Mohamed M. Mohieddin; 16. Agro-Pastoralism and Development in Egypt's Northwest Coast Donald P. Cole and Soraya Altorki; 17. Economic Changes in the Newly Reclaimed Lands: From State Farms to Small Holdings and Private Agricultural Enterprises Giinter Meyer; VII. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: SOCIETY AND POLITICS 18. Men of Authority-Documents of Authority: Notes on Customary Law in Upper Egypt Hans-Christian Korsholm Nielsen19. Culture and Mediation of Power in an Egyptian Village Ahmed Zayed; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823401303321 |
Hopkins Nicholas S
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| New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others]
| Directions of change in rural Egypt / / edited by Nicholas S. Hopkins, Kirsten Westergaard ; contributors, Mohamed Hassan Abdel Aal [and twenty-one others] |
| Edizione | [Paperback edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (646 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7620962 |
| Soggetto topico | Rural development - Egypt |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4175-2301-8
1-61797-253-3 1-61797-497-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Weights and Measures; Abbreviations; Introduction: Directions of Change in Rural Egypt Nicholas Hopkins and Kirsten Westergaard; I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RURAL EGYPT; 1. The Market's Place Timothy Mitchell; 2. The Evolution of Agrarian Structures in Egypt: Regional Patterns of Change in Farm Size Francois Ireton; 3. Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Relocation of Rural Egyptian Workers and their Discontent James Toth
4. Facing Structural Adjustment: Strategies of Peasants, the State, and the International Financial Institutions Ray BushII. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: IDENTITY; 5. Hegemony in the Periphery: Community and Exclusion in an Upper Egyptian Village Reem Saad; 6. The Northwest Coast: A Part of Rural Egypt? Soraya Altorki and Donald P. Cole; III. CULTURAL REPRESENTATION: CONSUMPTION; 7. Television and the Virtues of Education: Upper Egyptian Encounters with State Culture Lila Abu-Lughod; 8. Conflict or Cooperation: Changing Gender Roles in Rural Egyptian Households Kamran Asdar Ali 9. The Vision of a Better Life: New Patterns of Consumption and Changed Social Relations Kirsten Haugaard BachIV. HEALTH; 10. Being Sickly or Eating Well: The Conceptualization of Health and Ill-Health in an Upper Egyptian Village Hania Sholkamy; 11. Health Units in Rural Egypt: At the Forefront of Health Improvement or Anachronisms? Sohair Mehanna and Peter Winch; V. VILLAGE HISTORIES; 12. Change and Continuity in the Village of Batra: Family Strategies Malak S. Rouchdy; 13. Spaces of Poverty: The Geography of Social Change in Rural Egypt Detlef Miiller-Mahn VI. DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF THE MARKET AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS14. Farmers and Cooperatives in the Era of Structural Adjustment Mohamed H. Abdel Aal; 15. Rural Periodic Markets in Egypt Mohamed M. Mohieddin; 16. Agro-Pastoralism and Development in Egypt's Northwest Coast Donald P. Cole and Soraya Altorki; 17. Economic Changes in the Newly Reclaimed Lands: From State Farms to Small Holdings and Private Agricultural Enterprises Giinter Meyer; VII. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: SOCIETY AND POLITICS 18. Men of Authority-Documents of Authority: Notes on Customary Law in Upper Egypt Hans-Christian Korsholm Nielsen19. Culture and Mediation of Power in an Egyptian Village Ahmed Zayed; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463819103321 |
| New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inside the Third World village / / Petra Weyland
| Inside the Third World village / / Petra Weyland |
| Autore | Weyland Petra <1954, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76/2/0962 |
| Soggetto topico | Foreign workers, Egyptian - Persian Gulf Region |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-41711-4
1-134-88008-1 1-280-32149-0 0-203-42050-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; EGYPT'S RURAL AREAS OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES: FROM TARAHIL TO THE RATIONALIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT BUSINESS; TRACKING DOWN GLOBAL FLOWS IN THE THIRD WORLD VILLAGE; KAFR AL-ISHRA: AN AGRARIAN VILLAGE IN THE 1980's; KAFR AL-ISHRA'S PEASANT HOUSEHOLDS: PRODUCTION SITES OF LABOUR POWER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; MIGRATION AS A STRATEGY OF THE SMALL PEASANT HOUSEHOLD; ORGANIZING THE HOUSEHOLD'S SURVIVAL DURING THE MIGRANT'S ABSENCE; AFTER THE GULF CRISIS: REVISITING KAFR AL-ISHRA
Notes Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455450503321 |
Weyland Petra <1954, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inside the Third World village / / Petra Weyland
| Inside the Third World village / / Petra Weyland |
| Autore | Weyland Petra <1954, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76/2/0962 |
| Soggetto topico | Foreign workers, Egyptian - Persian Gulf Region |
| ISBN |
1-134-88007-3
1-138-41711-4 1-134-88008-1 1-280-32149-0 0-203-42050-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; EGYPT'S RURAL AREAS OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES: FROM TARAHIL TO THE RATIONALIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT BUSINESS; TRACKING DOWN GLOBAL FLOWS IN THE THIRD WORLD VILLAGE; KAFR AL-ISHRA: AN AGRARIAN VILLAGE IN THE 1980's; KAFR AL-ISHRA'S PEASANT HOUSEHOLDS: PRODUCTION SITES OF LABOUR POWER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; MIGRATION AS A STRATEGY OF THE SMALL PEASANT HOUSEHOLD; ORGANIZING THE HOUSEHOLD'S SURVIVAL DURING THE MIGRANT'S ABSENCE; AFTER THE GULF CRISIS: REVISITING KAFR AL-ISHRA
Notes Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779814603321 |
Weyland Petra <1954, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pasha's peasants : land, society, and economy in Lower Egypt, 1740-1858 / / Kenneth M. Cuno
| The Pasha's peasants : land, society, and economy in Lower Egypt, 1740-1858 / / Kenneth M. Cuno |
| Autore | Cuno Kenneth M. <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge [U.K.] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 277 p. ) |
| Disciplina | 305.5/633/0962 |
| Collana | Cambridge Middle East library |
| Soggetto topico |
Peasants - Egypt - History
Land tenure - Egypt - History Land reform - Egypt - History Peasants - History - Egypt Land tenure - History - Egypt Land reform - History - Egypt Business & Economics Agricultural Economics |
| ISBN | 0-521-40478-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Pasha's Peasants |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248163303316 |
Cuno Kenneth M. <1950->
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| Cambridge [U.K.] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1992 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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