Gender and class in the Egyptian women's movement, 1925-1939 : changing perspectives / Cathlyn Mariscotti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mariscotti, Cathlyn.

Series:

Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Egypt.

Feminism.

Feminism and literature--Egypt.

Feminism and literature.

Women's rights--Egypt.

Women's rights.

Women in development--Egypt.

Women in development.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xii, 187 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Egyptian women and the early feminist movement : introduction and overview of the literature

Egyptian ruling- and managerial-class women, 1925-1939 : toward a differentiated approach

The ruling class's hegemonic construct of woman : a discourse of cultural feminism

Cross-class alliance : managerial-class women's uneasy relationship with ruling-class women

The hegemonic construct of woman : managerial-class women's resistance

Summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-163) and index.

ISBN:

9780815631705

0815631707

OCLC:

225870863