Women in nineteenth-century Egypt

Resource Information

The work Women in nineteenth-century Egypt represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Women in nineteenth-century Egypt

Statement of responsibility

Judith E. Tucker

Creator

• Tucker, Judith E
• Tucker, Judith E

Subject

• Egypt -- Economic conditions
• Egypt -- Social conditions
• Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

MiU

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ1793

LC item number

.T83 1985

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• theses
• bibliography

Series statement

Cambridge Middle East library