Policing Egyptian Women (e-bog) af Kozma, Liat
Kozma, Liat (forfatter)

Policing Egyptian Women e-bog

302,96 DKK (inkl. moms 378,70 DKK)
Policing Egyptian Women delineates the intricate manner in which the modern state in Egypt monitored, controlled, and &quote;policed&quote; the bodies of subaltern women. Some of these women were runaway slaves, others were deflowered outside of marriage, and still others were prostitutes. Kozma traces the effects of nineteenth-century developments such as the expansion of cities, the abolition...
E-bog 302,96 DKK
Forfattere Kozma, Liat (forfatter)
Udgivet 6 september 2011
Genrer 1HBE
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780815651345
Policing Egyptian Women delineates the intricate manner in which the modern state in Egypt monitored, controlled, and "e;policed"e; the bodies of subaltern women. Some of these women were runaway slaves, others were deflowered outside of marriage, and still others were prostitutes. Kozma traces the effects of nineteenth-century developments such as the expansion of cities, the abolition of the slave trade, the formation of a new legal system, and the development of a new forensic medical expertise on these women who lived at the margins of society.