Women in nineteenth-century Egypt / Judith E. Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Judith E., author.

Series:

Cambridge Middle East library ; 7.

Cambridge Middle East library ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Egypt--Social conditions.

Women.

Egypt--Economic conditions.

Egypt.

Egypt--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Women in 19th century Egypt.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nineteenth century in Egypt was a period of rapid social and economic change, brought about by the country's developing ties with the European economy. Focusing on lower-class women, this study traces changes in the work role and family life of peasant women in the countryside and craftswomen and traders in Cairo, and explores the world of the slave woman. The effects of capitalist transformation on women are studied in detail, using material from the Islamic court records. The effects of the Egyptian process of state formation and colonial rule are discussed: the growth of the state apparatus, its social services and repressive means, brought new kinds of intervention into women's lives. The book provides a unique account of the very active economic, social and political roles of nineteenth-century women, from the peasant and street pedlar to the slave of the harem.

Contents:

1. Ploughs and shares: women, agricultural production, and property

2. Spindles and songs: women in urban occupations

3. Private and public life: women and the growth of the State

4. Women, resistance, and oppression

5. The practice of slavery: women as property.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780511097089

0511097085

9780521314206

0521314208

9780511583506

0511583508

Publisher Number:

2027/heb00943 hdl