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- catalog abstract "Describes life in a Cairo slum through the experiences of Umm Ali and her family, and shows how they survive poverty, domestic violence, and other problems through hard work, hope for the future, and faith.".
- catalog contributor b9053600.
- catalog coverage "Cairo (Egypt) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Describes life in a Cairo slum through the experiences of Umm Ali and her family, and shows how they survive poverty, domestic violence, and other problems through hard work, hope for the future, and faith.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-333) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Woman, Mother, and Poor. 1. A Broken Dream. 2. Tomorrow, God Willing. 3. The Back Street Environment. 4. A Woman and Her Man. 5. The Children. 6. A Life in Poverty. 7. Seven Brothers and Sisters. 8. For the Children's Sake -- pt. 2. Umm Ali Speaks. 9. The Source of All Misery: Mustafa and the Money. 10. Manchild Mustafa. 11. Marriage and Love. 12. Might and Vulnerability. 13. Three Desperate Attempts at Self-Help -- pt. 3. The Back Streets as a Social Environment. 14. Everyone Begrudges Others Everything They Have. 15. Materialism and Want -- pt. 4. Daily Life and Rhythm. 16. Typical Days in Umm Ali's Life -- pt. 5. Growing Up in Poverty. 17. The Child in the Family. 18. The Everyday World of Children -- pt. 6. Three Ways out of Misery. 19. Amin's Death. 20. Afaf's Illness. 21. Hoda's Spiritual Conversion -- pt. 7. Some Important Persons and Events in Umm Ali's Life. 22. Childhood and Youth, 1934-1949. 23. Amira: Sister-in-Law Who Has Enough with Her Own.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 333 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0226898342 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0226898350 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng nor".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "Cairo (Egypt) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Cairo.".
- catalog subject "306/.096216 20".
- catalog subject "HN786.C3 W55 1996".
- catalog subject "Poor Egypt Cairo.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Woman, Mother, and Poor. 1. A Broken Dream. 2. Tomorrow, God Willing. 3. The Back Street Environment. 4. A Woman and Her Man. 5. The Children. 6. A Life in Poverty. 7. Seven Brothers and Sisters. 8. For the Children's Sake -- pt. 2. Umm Ali Speaks. 9. The Source of All Misery: Mustafa and the Money. 10. Manchild Mustafa. 11. Marriage and Love. 12. Might and Vulnerability. 13. Three Desperate Attempts at Self-Help -- pt. 3. The Back Streets as a Social Environment. 14. Everyone Begrudges Others Everything They Have. 15. Materialism and Want -- pt. 4. Daily Life and Rhythm. 16. Typical Days in Umm Ali's Life -- pt. 5. Growing Up in Poverty. 17. The Child in the Family. 18. The Everyday World of Children -- pt. 6. Three Ways out of Misery. 19. Amin's Death. 20. Afaf's Illness. 21. Hoda's Spiritual Conversion -- pt. 7. Some Important Persons and Events in Umm Ali's Life. 22. Childhood and Youth, 1934-1949. 23. Amira: Sister-in-Law Who Has Enough with Her Own.".
- catalog title "Tomorrow, God willing : self-made destinies in Cairo / Unni Wikan.".
- catalog type "text".