Ibn al-balad : : a concept of Egyptian identity / / Sawsan El-Messiri.

• Superior document: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 24
• VerfasserIn: Messiri, Sawsan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, [1978]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 1978
• Language: English
• Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 24.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- I. Historical Development of the Concept Ibn al-balad -- 1. Awlād al-Balad: Whom to Exclude? -- 2. Awlād al-Balad: Whom to Include? -- 3. Who Were Awlād al-Balad at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century? -- II. How Others View Ibn al-Balad -- 1. Elements that Constitute the Image of Awlād al-Balad -- 2. The Typification of Awlād al-Balad -- III. The Community of Ibn al-Balad -- 1. Physical and Demographic Features -- 2. Culture of Awlād al-Balad as Awlād al-Ḥitta -- 3. Roles of Awlād and Banāt al-Balad -- IV. The Self Image of Ibn al-Balad -- 1. The Typification of Ibn al-Balad Among Dwellers of Medieval Cairene Quarters -- 2. Ibn al-Balad's Image of Self in Comparison to Other Strata -- 3. Bint al-Balad's Image of Self and her Comparison to Other Women -- Conclusion -- Note on Methodology -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.