Women in Nineteenth-Century Egypt

Judith E. Tucker

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511583506

The nineteenth century in Egypt was a period of rapid social and economic change, brought about by the country's developing ties with the European economy. Focusing on lower-class women, this study traces changes in the work role and family life of peasant women in the countryside and craftswomen and traders in Cairo, and explores the world of the slave woman. The effects of capitalist transformation on women are studied in detail, using material from the Islamic court records. The effects of the Egyptian process of state formation and colonial rule are discussed: the growth of the state apparatus, its social services and repressive means, brought new kinds of intervention into women's lives. The book provides a unique account of the very active economic, social and political roles of nineteenth-century women, from the peasant and street pedlar to the slave of the harem.

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List of illustrations
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List of abbreviations
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Note on transliteration and dates
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Introduction
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1 - Ploughs and shares: women, agricultural production, and property
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2 - Spindles and songs: women in urban occupations
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3 - Private and public life: women and the growth of the State
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4 - Women, resistance, and repression
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5 - The practice of slavery: women as property
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Conclusion
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Appendix: The court records, overview and sample
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Notes
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Glossary
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of illustrations
pp viii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

List of abbreviations
pp xi-xi

Note on transliteration and dates
pp xii-xii

Introduction
pp 1-15

1 - Ploughs and shares: women, agricultural production, and property
pp 16-63

2 - Spindles and songs: women in urban occupations
pp 64-101

3 - Private and public life: women and the growth of the State
pp 102-131

4 - Women, resistance, and repression
pp 132-163

5 - The practice of slavery: women as property
pp 164-193

Conclusion
pp 194-198

Appendix: The court records, overview and sample
pp 199-203

Notes
pp 204-235

Glossary
pp 236-238

Bibliography
pp 239-248

Index
pp 249-251

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