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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
Azadeh Moaveni
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Description for Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
Paperback. A young Iranian-American journalist returns to Tehran and discovers not only the oppressive and decadent life of her Iranian counterparts who have grown up since the revolution, but the pain of searching for a homeland that may not exist Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
As far back as she can remember, Azadeh Moaveni has felt at odds with her tangled identity as an Iranian-American. In suburban America, Azadeh lived in two worlds. At home, she was the daughter of the Iranian exile community, serving tea, clinging to tradition, and dreaming of Tehran. Outside, she was a California girl who practiced yoga and listened to Madonna. For years, she ignored the tense standoff between her two cultures. But college magnified the clash between Iran and America, and after graduating, she moved to Iran as a journalist. This is the story of her search for identity, ... Read more
As far back as she can remember, Azadeh Moaveni has felt at odds with her tangled identity as an Iranian-American. In suburban America, Azadeh lived in two worlds. At home, she was the daughter of the Iranian exile community, serving tea, clinging to tradition, and dreaming of Tehran. Outside, she was a California girl who practiced yoga and listened to Madonna. For years, she ignored the tense standoff between her two cultures. But college magnified the clash between Iran and America, and after graduating, she moved to Iran as a journalist. This is the story of her search for identity, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781586483784
SKU
V9781586483784
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99-1
About Azadeh Moaveni
Azadeh Moaveni grew up in San Jose and studied politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She won a Fulbright fellowship to Egypt, and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo. For three years she worked across the Middle East as a reporter for Time Magazine, before joining the Los Angeles Times to cover the war in Iraq. ... Read more
Reviews for Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
"Azadeh Moaveni gives the reader a guided tour through the underground youth culture in Tehran... her book lays out a rich, tactile portrait of her and her friends' daily life in Tehran... an illuminating book." New York Times "Beautifully nuanced, illuminating. Moaveni is perfectly situated to report on normal Iranian life... She takes up everything: the political climate, the female ... Read more