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Middle Eastern and North African societies in the interwar period
Title
Middle Eastern and North African societies in the interwar period / edited by Ebru Boyar, Kate Fleet.
ISBN
9789004367142
9004367144
9789004369498
900436949X
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Physical Description
xi, 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Summary
Taking society as its central focus, Middle Eastern and North African Societies in the Interwar Period approaches the region as one of connectivities and fluidity and investigates networks and interregional relations, stratagems adopted to shape society and social resistance to or absorption of change. From tourism to health propaganda, marriage to beauty contest, mass communication to music, this book offers a vibrant and dynamic picture of the region which goes beyond state borders -- provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Middle Eastern and North African societies in the interwar period. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2018
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 24, 2018
Series
Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; volume 120
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Approaching societies in the interwar Middle East and North Africa / Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet
State-society relations through the lens of urban development / Ulrike Freitag
Beirut's musical scene : a narrative of modernisation and identity
Struggles under the French mandate / Diana Abbani
Tourism and mobility in Italian colonial Libya / Brian L. McLaren
The call of communication : mass media and reform in interwar Morocco / Emilio Spadola
Doctors crossing borders : the formation of a regional profession in the interwar Middle East / Liat Kozma
There she is, Miss Universe : Keriman Halis goes to Egypt, 1933 / Amit Bein
Taking health to the village : early Turkish republican health
Propaganda in the countryside / Ebru Boyar
The provision of water to Istanbul from Terkos : continuities and change from empire to republic / Kate Fleet
Reforms or restrictions? The Ottoman Muslim family law code and women's marital status in mandate Palestine / Elizabeth Brownson
Mapping social change through matters of the heart : debates on courtship, marriage and divorce in the early Turkish republican era (1923-1950) / Nazan Cicek.
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