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Childhood and Colonial Modernity in Egypt / by Heidi Morrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morrison, Heidi., Author.
- Series:
- Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood, 2634-6540
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Social history.
- Imperialism.
- Sociology.
- Social groups.
- Africa, North--History.
- Africa, North.
- History, Modern.
- Cultural History.
- Social History.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
- History of North Africa.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- Cultural History.
- Social History.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
- History of North Africa.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the transformations of Egyptian childhoods that occurred across gender, class, and rural/urban divides. It also questions the role of nostalgia and representation of childhood in illuminating key underlying political, social, and cultural developments in Egypt.
- Contents:
- 1. Reforming Childhood in the Context of Colonialism
- 2. Nation-Building and the Redefinition of the Child
- 3. Child-Rearing and Class
- 4. Girls and the Building of Modern Egypt
- 5. Constructing National Identity through Autobiographical Memory.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137432780
- 1137432780
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