Egypt Awakening in the Early Twentieth Century
| Author | : B. Khaldi |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2012-12-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137106667 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137106662 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (662 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Egypt Awakening in the Early Twentieth Century by : B. Khaldi
Download or read book Egypt Awakening in the Early Twentieth Century written by B. Khaldi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a detailed study of Mayy Ziy?dah's literary salon, Boutheina Khaldi sheds light on salon and epistolary culture in early twentieth-century Egypt and its role in Egypt's Nahdah (Awakening). Bringing together history, women's studies, Arabic literature, post-colonial literature, and media studies, she highlights the important and previously little-discussed contribution of Arabic women to the project of modernity.
