May her likes be multiplied: biography and gender politics in egypt
Auteur :
Booth, Marilyn
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520224209
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
635 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Reveals the Arabic tradition of life-writing in a different light. This book asks how cultural traditions shaped women's biography, and to whom the Egyptian biographies were directed. It also examines Islamic biographies of women's lives.