This book examines the transformations of Egyptian childhoods that occurred across gender, class, and rural/urban divides. It also questions the role of nostalgia and representation of childhood in illuminating key underlying political, social, and cultural developments in Egypt.

Autorentext
Heidi Morrison is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA. She is the editor of The Global History of Childhood Reader (2012).

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Reforming Childhood in the Context of Colonialism 2. Nation-Building and the Redefinition of the Child 3. Child-Rearing and Class 4. Girls and the Building of Modern Egypt 5. Constructing National Identity through Autobiographical Memory Conclusion Bibliography