Managing egypt's poor and the politics of benevolence, 1800-1952
Auteur :
Ener, Mine
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691166605
Date de publication :
23 juin 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
354 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This richly textured social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians--beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed--giving them a history for the first time. As Mine Ener tells their fascinating stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians, and philanthropists, she explores the economic, political, and colonial conte