Antoinette Ferrand
I am a historian of the modern Middle East, focusing on Egypt’s socio-economic history and Arab intellectual histories of development.
This website presents my research interests, publications, and ongoing projects.
welfare state·development·Arab middle class·Egypt - India·statistics·Nasser
Upcoming Talks
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Book Presentation of L’Égypte de Nasser
tomorrow•19:00 CEST•Librairie Compagnie•Paris, France
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Discussant of Hussam Ahmed, “Institutions, Civilization, and Freedom: Taha Hussein’s Anti-Colonial Project”
in 6 days•14:00 CEST•Institut national des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)•Paris
Latest Publications
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Fellahs in 1930s-1950s Egypt: al-Arḍ by al-Sharqāwī
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Ethnography of a Friendly Country: an Egyptian Feminist’s Travelogue at the Dawn of the Cold War
