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9%OFFBadran - Opening the Gates, Second Edition: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing - 9780253217035 - V9780253217035
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Opening the Gates, Second Edition: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing

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Description for Opening the Gates, Second Edition: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing Paperback. A rich anthology of feminist writings by Arab women over more than a century Editor(s): Badran, Margot; Cooke, Miriam G. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 747.

Praise for the first edition:

"An impressive collection of more than 50 pieces—essays, poems, folktales, short stories, memoirs, film scripts, lectures/speeches—by Arab women challenging the widely accepted view of Middle Eastern women as submissive non-thinkers to whom feminism is a foreign concept." —Booklist

"Anyone interested in good writing should read [Opening the Gates]. Here are first-class stories with the energy and freshness we expect from a beginning." —Doris Lessing, The Independent

"This collection of stories, speeches, essays, poems and memoirs bears fierce testimony to a tradition of brave Arab feminist writing in the face of subjugation by a Muslim patriarchy."—Publishers Weekly

"This impressive collection ... Read more

"An expression of indigenous, intrepid feminism in the Arab world."—Ms.

"Opening the Gates succeeds not because of its methodology, but because of the stories the women tell."—Voice Literary Supplement

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253217035
SKU
V9780253217035
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-11

About Badran
Margot Badran is Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religion and Preceptor at the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa at Northwestern University. Her books include Feminists, Islam, and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt, as well as Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist: Huda Shaarawi, which she translated, edited, and introduced. ... Read more

Reviews for Opening the Gates, Second Edition: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing
In this second edition of their anthology, Badran (Northwestern Univ.) and Cooke (Duke Univ.) make available not only the materials that appeared in the 1990 volume but also material written in the decade since. The first edition included some 60 contributions from women across the Arab world, materials representing a century and a half of engagement with women's issues. At ... Read more

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