Childhood and Colonial Modernity in Egypt

Heidi Morrison is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA. She is the editor of The Global History of Childhood Reader (2012).

Introduction 1.Reforming Childhood in the Context of Colonialism 2.Nation-Building and the Redefinition of the Child 3.Child-Rearing and Class 4.Girls and the Building of Modern Egypt 5.Constructing National Identity through Autobiographical Memory Conclusion Bibliography