Policing Egyptian Women: Sex, Law, and Medicine in Khedival Egypt

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction xv 1. Egyptian Legal Reform 1 2. Medicine, Law, and the Female Body 23 3. Female Slaves, Manumission, and Abolition 50 4. Prostitutes and Other Women of Ill Repute 79 5. Virginity, Honor, and Premarital Defloration 99 Conclusion 117 Glossary 125 Notes 127 Bibliography 153 Index 169 ...