Managing Egypt's Poor and the Politics of Benevolence, 1800-1952 / / Mine Ener.
This richly textured social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians--beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed--giving them a history for the first time. As Mine Ener tells their fascinating stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians, and philanthropists, she ex...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2003] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE: FINDING EGYPT'S POOR
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- I BENEVOLENCE, CHARITY, AND PHILANTHROPY
- II DISCERNING BETWEEN THE DESERVING AND THE UNDESERVING POOR
- III AMONG THE POOR OF TAKIYYAT TULUN
- IV THE SPECTACLE OF THE POOR
- V THE FUTURE OF THE NATION
- VI CONCLUSION
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX