Click for full-size.
Infidel
by Ali, Ayaan Hirsi
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0743289684
- ISBN 13
- 9780743289689
- Seller
-
Paris, France
2 Copies Available from This Seller
(You can add more at checkout.)
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Free Press, 2007. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. cream cloth, black papered boards, dust jacket, 353 pp
Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Synopsis
One of todayâÈçs most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened that she would be next. She made headlines again when she was stripped of her citizenship and resigned from the Dutch Parliament. Infidel shows the coming of age of this distinguished political superstar and champion of free speech as well as the development of her beliefs, iron will, and extraordinary determination to fight injustice. Raised in a strict Muslim family, Hirsi Ali survived civil war, female mutilation, brutal beatings, adolescence as a devout believer during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and life in four troubled, unstable countries ruled largely by despots. She escaped from a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, where she earned a college degree in political science, tried to help her tragically depressed sister adjust to the West, and fought for the rights of Muslim women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Under constant threat, demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from family and clan, she refuses to be silenced. Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi AliâÈçs story tells how a bright little girl evolves out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no other book could be more timely or more significant.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- San Francisco Book Company
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87449
- Title
- Infidel
- Author
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Cloth/dust jacket Octavo
- ISBN 10
- 0743289684
- ISBN 13
- 9780743289689
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- autobiography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
San Francisco Book Company
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
San Francisco Book Company
Biblio member since 2008
Paris
About San Francisco Book Company
A general used English language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting proofs, galleys, and advance reviews
Devoted collectors of rare books will love finding proofs, galleys, and advance review copies of their favorite pieces of literature. Find rare proofs and advance reading copies in the Rare Book Room.
Collecting History of the Circus in America
Step right up! Take a look at the center ring, where you will see displayed the most amazing, most colorful series of history books that the world has ever seen! Right this way, folks…
