May her likes be multiplied : biography and gender politics in Egypt /
This study explores the Arabic tradition of life-writing in Egypt. It examines biographical works by women and uses examples of "famous women" biographies - including Joan of Arc and Jane Austen - to demonstrate how these narratives prescribed complex role models for middle-class girls
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jezik: | angleščina |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2001.
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| Online dostop: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=65737 |
| Izvleček: | This study explores the Arabic tradition of life-writing in Egypt. It examines biographical works by women and uses examples of "famous women" biographies - including Joan of Arc and Jane Austen - to demonstrate how these narratives prescribed complex role models for middle-class girls |
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| Fizični opis: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 460 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliografija: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-441) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520925212 0520925211 0585389292 9780585389295 0520900502 9780520900509 9780520224193 0520224191 9780520224209 0520224205 1597347388 9781597347389 |