Development, change, and gender in Cairo a view from the household - Singerman, Diane; Hoodfar, Homa.; NetLibrary, Inc. (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1996)
Survival strategies and the political economy of low-income househol ds in Cairo / Homa Hoodfar -- Transforming women's identity : the intersection of household and workplace in Cairo / Arlene Elowe Mac Leod -- Egyptian male migration and urban families left behind : "fe minization of the Egyptian family" or a reaffirmation of traditional ge nder roles? / Homa Hoodfar -- What's the use? the household, low- income women, and literacy / K.R. Kamphoefner -- The state, urban households and management of daily life : food and social order in Cai ro / Nadia Khouri-Dagher -- Beyond paradigms of development : a p ragmatic response to housing needs in Cairo's inner city / Nawal Mah moud Hassan -- The family and community as politics : the popular se ctor in Cairo / Diane Singerman.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Households -- Economic aspects -- Egypt -- Cairo Region; Social change; Poor -- Egypt -- Cairo Region; Women -- Employment -- Egypt -- Cairo Region; Sex role; Women -- Egypt -- Cairo Region -- Social conditions; Electronic books