ISBN |
977424835X (softcover) |
9789774248351 (softcover) |
Author |
Hanna, Nelly |
Title |
In praise of books : a cultural history of Cairo's middle class, sixteenth to the eighteenth century / Nelly Hanna |
Publisher |
Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, Syracuse, NY : Syracuse University Press, 2003 |
Physical desc. |
ix, 219 pages ; 1 illustration, tables ; 23 cm. |
Note |
'First published in Egypt in 2004 by the American University in Cairo Press [...]. This edition published by arrangement with Syracuse University Press' -- title page verso. |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Society, economy, and culture -- Culture and education of the middle class -- Books and the middle class -- Shaping a culture of the middle class -- Radical intellectuals: a culture of crisis. |
Subject |
Middle class -- Egypt -- History |
Middle class -- Books and reading -- Egypt |
Middle class -- Egypt -- Intellectual life |
Egypt -- Civilization -- 638-1798 |
Egypt -- Intellectual life -- 16th century |
Egypt -- Intellectual life -- 17th century |
Egypt -- Intellectual life -- 18th century |