Creating the New Egyptian Woman: Consumerism, Education, and National Identity, 1863-1922

By Mona L. Russell

Book Overview

A "New Woman" was announced in Egypt at the turn of the nineteenth century. With a new genre of prescriptive literature, new products, a new education, and a physically changed home, she increasingly emerged in public life. This book discusses and debates the place of Egyptian women, while focusing on consumerism and education. Russell sheds much-needed light on the struggle for identity in Egypt at a time of considerable flux and tension and provides a powerful angle to explore changing concepts of social dynamics and broader debates of what it meant to be "modern" while retaining local authenticity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962626
• ISBN13: 9781403962621
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"