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Author:

Yousef, Hoda A., 1979- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016045546

Title:

Composing Egypt : reading, writing, and the emergence of a modern nation, 1870-1930 / Hoda A. Yousef.

Publisher:

Stanford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Literacy--History--Egypt--History--19th century.
Literacy--History--Egypt--History--20th century.
Books and reading--Egypt--History--19th century.
Books and reading--Egypt--History--20th century.
Books and reading.
Literacy--Social aspects.
Egypt.
1800-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : literacies, publics, and gender -- The discourse and practice of everyday literacy -- Literacies of exclusion : mistresses of the pen -- Writing for the public : schooled literacies -- Writing to be seen and heard : petitions and protests -- Literacy for all : ummiyya, Arabic, and the public good -- Conclusion : literacy and literacies.

ISBN:

0804797110
9780804797115

OCLC:

(OCoLC)932386038

LCCN:

2016015965

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)