Composing Egypt : reading, writing, and the emergence of a modern nation, 1870-1930 /
Hoda A. Yousef.
- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : literacies, publics, and gender -- The discourse and practice of everyday literacy -- Literacies of exclusion : mistresses of the pen -- Writing for the public : schooled literacies -- Writing to be seen and heard : petitions and protests -- Literacy for all : ummiyya, Arabic, and the public good -- Conclusion : literacy and literacies.
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Literacy--Social aspects--History--Egypt--19th century. Literacy--Social aspects--History--Egypt--20th century. Books and reading--History--Egypt--19th century. Books and reading--History--Egypt--20th century.