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Egypt as a Woman
Nationalism, Gender, and Politics
Beth Baron
This original and historically rich book examines the influence of gender in shaping the Egyptian nation from the nineteenth century through the revol
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This original and historically rich book examines the influence of gender in shaping the Egyptian nation from the nineteenth century through the revolution of 1919 and into the 1940s. In Egypt as a Woman, Beth Baron divides her narrative into two strands: the first analyzes the gendered language and images of the nation, and the second considers the political activities of women nationalists. She shows that even though women were largely excluded from participation in the state, the visual imagery of nationalism was replete with female figures. Baron juxtaposes the idealization of the family and the feminine in nationalist rhetoric with transformations in elite households and the work of women activists striving for national independence. ''With evenhandedness and generosity, Baron shows how vital women were to mobilizing opposition to British authority and modernizing Egypt.''—Robert L. Tignor, author of Capitalism and Nationalism at the End of Empire ''A wonderful contribution to understanding Egyptian national and gender politics between the two world wars.''—Donald Malcolm Reid, author of Whose Pharaohs? Archaeology, Museums, and Egyptian National Identity from Napoleon to World War I
Beth Baron is professor of history at the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York and co-director of the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center of CUNY. She is the author of several books on gender and culture in the Middle East.
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"With evenhandedness and generosity, Baron shows how vital women were to mobilizing opposition to British authority and modernizing Egypt."—Robert L. Tignor. "A wonderful contribution to understanding Egyptian national and gender politics between the two world wars."—Donald Malcolm Reid.
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