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  • The art of resisting the patriarch

    Creator:
    Nasser, Aisha K.
    Abstract:
    This study examines the theme of power in Naguib Mahfouz's The Cairo Trilogy (1956/57). Contrasting my analysis with earlier review of the novel that emphasized a hegemonic patriarchal power, I argue that such power was constantly subverted by the dominated: family members of the patriarch. Using James C. Scott's notions...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis