May her likes be multiplied : biography and gender politics in Egypt /
This study explores the Arabic tradition of life-writing in Egypt. It examines biographical works by women and uses examples of "famous women" biographies - including Joan of Arc and Jane Austen - to demonstrate how these narratives prescribed complex role models for middle-class girls
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2001.
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| ISBN: | 9780520925212 0520925211 0585389292 9780585389295 0520900502 9780520900509 9780520224193 0520224191 9780520224209 0520224205 1597347388 9781597347389 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |