"At a time when attention is newly focused on social problems in
the Middle East, Ener's book examines poor relief in Egypt over the
course of a century and a half. While many have spoken about the
need to write history 'from below, ' she shows how this ought to be
done. In the process, she retrieves the stories of Egyptian men and
women, giving the poor faces and names within a narrative that is
clear, accessible, and polished."--Beth Baron, City College and
Graduate Center, City University of New York
"Ener's book sits on the crest of a new wave of poverty/charity
studies in Middle Eastern history. Among its most innovative
features is its use of Egyptian police archives alongside literary
sources that round out and give context to this fascinating data.
The book also relates poverty and poor relief to larger issues of
modern Egyptian history: state-building, national consciousness,
modernization, colonialism, democratization, associational life,
the role of religion in charity, and the role of women in
society."--Mark Cohen, Princeton University
"In this thorough and imaginative study, Ener examines the
treatment of the destitute in a Middle Eastern country. Placing
charity in a broad context, she shows how philanthropic enterprises
became political instruments, how state and private charity
interacted, and how poor people used the institutions provided for
their care and discipline. Her book raises questions of wide
interest and will appeal to historians of poor relief in any
society."--Brian Pullan, University of Manchester
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