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Nine Parts Of Desire - The Hidden World Of Islamic Women
by Brooks, Geraldine
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0868246263
- ISBN 13
- 9780868246260
- Seller
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About This Item
Anchor Books, Sydney, 2000. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. acknowledgements, glossary,. At the beginning of the text there is a double page map showing the middle eastern region of the world. Colour photographic / illustrated paperback binding with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The author spent six years in the Middle East covering the various insurrections and difficulties for The Wall Street Journal. "Yet further her, headliner events were only the backdrop to a less obvious but more enduring drama: the daily life of Muslim women. Nine Parts of Desire is the story of books' intrepid journey towards an understanding of the women behind the bails, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives." -- from rear panel blurb. age toning of the page edges, no other damage to describe. Inscribed "for James, Salaam! And then the author's name on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 255, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Women's studies; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0868246263. ISBN/EAN: 9780868246260. Inventory No: 0279901. . 9780868246260
Synopsis
With a New AfterwordAs a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism. Yet for her, headline events were only the backdrop to a less obvious but more enduring drama: the daily life of Muslim women. Nine Parts of Desire is the story of Brooks' intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. Defying our stereotypes about the Muslim world, Brooks' acute analysis of the world's fastest growing religion deftly illustrates how Islam's holiest texts have been misused to justify repression of women, and how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once liberating faith.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0279901
- Title
- Nine Parts Of Desire - The Hidden World Of Islamic Women
- Author
- Brooks, Geraldine
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0868246263
- ISBN 13
- 9780868246260
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Muslim women, social conditions, sociology, Middle East Anthropology; Women's studies; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded ISBN: 0868246263 EAN: 9780868246260 Brooks, Geraldine Nine Parts Of Desire - The Hidden World Of Islamic Women
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