A child from the village /
"This memoir tells of Qutb's childhood in the village of Musha in Upper Egypt. Qutb documents the era between 1912 and 1918, a time immensely influential in the creation of modern Egypt. He offers a clear picture of Egyptian village life in the early twentieth century, its customs and lore...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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Syracuse :
Syracuse University Press
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Middle East literature in translation.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvjhzph7 |
| Summary: | "This memoir tells of Qutb's childhood in the village of Musha in Upper Egypt. Qutb documents the era between 1912 and 1918, a time immensely influential in the creation of modern Egypt. He offers a clear picture of Egyptian village life in the early twentieth century, its customs and lore, educational system, religious festivals, relations with the central government, and the struggle to modernize and retain its identity." "A Child from the Village was written just prior to Qutb's conversion to the Islamist cause and reflects his concerns for social justice. Interest in Qutb's writing has increased in the West since Islamism has emerged as a power on the world scene."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Arabic. Originally published: 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 150 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. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780815608073 0815608071 9780815608059 9780815610755 |