For better, for worse : the marriage crisis that made modern Egypt / Hanan Kholoussy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kholoussy, Hanan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage--Egypt--History--20th century.

Marriage.

Nationalism--Egypt--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

For Better, For Worse explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns under British rule in the early twentieth century.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Currency; 1. The Making and Marrying of Modern Egyptians; 2. The Grooming of Men; 3. The Wedding of Women; 4. Deterring Divorce, Modernizing Marriage; 5. Mentoring Mothers, Fettering Fathers; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804773539

080477353X

OCLC:

646066562