Daughters of the Nile : Egyptian women changing their world /: Egyptian women changing their world. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Samia I. Spencer ; preface by Melanne Verveer.
• Editors: Spencer, Samia I, 1943-
• Contents: Table of Contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; Introduction; Between Egypt and Sweden; Can a Misfit Bring about Change?; Waves of my Life; Playing an Active Role within the Government; Me? A Banker? Yes, and I Love it!; A Life Dedicated to Helping the Marginalized and Beyond; My Road from Academe to Voluntary Work; Breaking Walls and Building Bridges; The Mulberry Trees on Rue Stross; Achieving a Lifelong Dream; Challenges on the Way to Success; A Passion to Achieve and Make a Difference; Becoming a Jewelry Designer, Researcher and Agent of Change; Coming to Terms with my Multifaceted Identity A Master Plan from AboveComing Full Circle; A Witness to Change; An Egyptian Pioneer in Aerospace Engineering; Alexandria on the River Seine; Finding a Place for Contemporary Egyptian Design; Coming Home; My Country and me; Chances I found and Chances I Took in Life; Breaking New Grounds on the Way to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame; Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel; Living Intentionally across "Boundaries"; Reflections on my Life; Saving the World Cultural Heritage at UNESCO; From Chemistry in the Lab to Chemistry between People; Crossing Borders in the Shadow of Intellectual Giants Crossing Cultures TwiceMy Journey into Mosaics; From Cosmopolitan Alexandria to the "Loveliest Village" in Alabama; The Power of Flowers; Passionate Pursuits; A Message from a Top Communication Expert; My Journey as Egypt's Ambassador to Switzerland; Contributors
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 402 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305.420962; Social & cultural history; Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions; Women -- Political activity -- Egypt; Women -- Egypt -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Cultural studies; Gender studies: men; Egypt -- Intellectual life -- 21st century; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443844956; 1443844950
• Related ISBNs: 1443894575; 9781443894579
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.