Daughters of the Nile : Egyptian women changing their world /

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Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
©2016
Description:1 online resource (xv, 402 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11758010
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Other authors / contributors:Spencer, Samia I., 1943- editor.
ISBN:9781443844956
1443844950
1443894575
9781443894579
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The history of ancient Egypt is filled with fascinating queens and goddesses portrayed side by side with their male counterparts as equal partners, each playing a different and distinct role in society. Anyone interested in their identity and achievements can go to popular or academic sources, and find ample material on the subject. How about their descendants: contemporary Egyptian women? Who are they? What do we know about them, or about their accomplishments? Only scarce and limited information is available. In recent years, however, since the ill-named "Arab Spring," images of Egyptian wome.
Other form:Print version: Daughters of the Nile. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 1443894575