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Reading Arab Women's Autobiographies : Shahrazad Tells Her Story.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (255 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780292798861
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reading Arab Women's AutobiographiesDDC classification:
  • 920.72/089/927
LOC classification:
  • CT3748
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: POLITICAL THEORY: Colonial Discourse, Feminist Theory, and Arab Feminism -- Chapter One: Why Colonial Discourse? -- Chapter Two: Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism in the Arab World -- Chapter Three: Huda Shaarawi's Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist -- PART TWO: NARRATIVE THEORY: Autobiography -- Chapter Four: Autobiography and Sexual Difference -- Chapter Five: Arab Autobiography: A Historical Survey -- PART THREE: ANALYSIS OF TEXTS -- Chapter Six: Anthologies -- Chapter Seven: Fadwa Tuqan's Mountainous Journey, Difficult Journey -- Chapter Eight: Nawal el-Saadawi -- CONCLUSION: The Literary and the Political -- Appendix: Translation of the Introduction to the Arabic Edition of Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal el-Saadawi -- NOTES -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Why Colonial Discourse? -- Chapter Two. Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism in the Arab World -- Chapter Three. Huda Shaarawi's Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist -- Chapter Four. Autobiography and Sexual Difference -- Chapter Five. Arab Autobiography: A Historical Survey -- Chapter Six. Anthologies -- Chapter Seven. Fadwa Tuqan's Mountainous Journey, Difficult Journey -- Chapter Eight. Nawal el-Saadawi -- Conclusion. The Literary and the Political -- Appendix. Translation of the Introduction to the Arabic Edition of Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal el-Saadawi -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: POLITICAL THEORY: Colonial Discourse, Feminist Theory, and Arab Feminism -- Chapter One: Why Colonial Discourse? -- Chapter Two: Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism in the Arab World -- Chapter Three: Huda Shaarawi's Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist -- PART TWO: NARRATIVE THEORY: Autobiography -- Chapter Four: Autobiography and Sexual Difference -- Chapter Five: Arab Autobiography: A Historical Survey -- PART THREE: ANALYSIS OF TEXTS -- Chapter Six: Anthologies -- Chapter Seven: Fadwa Tuqan's Mountainous Journey, Difficult Journey -- Chapter Eight: Nawal el-Saadawi -- CONCLUSION: The Literary and the Political -- Appendix: Translation of the Introduction to the Arabic Edition of Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal el-Saadawi -- NOTES -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Why Colonial Discourse? -- Chapter Two. Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism in the Arab World -- Chapter Three. Huda Shaarawi's Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist -- Chapter Four. Autobiography and Sexual Difference -- Chapter Five. Arab Autobiography: A Historical Survey -- Chapter Six. Anthologies -- Chapter Seven. Fadwa Tuqan's Mountainous Journey, Difficult Journey -- Chapter Eight. Nawal el-Saadawi -- Conclusion. The Literary and the Political -- Appendix. Translation of the Introduction to the Arabic Edition of Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal el-Saadawi -- Bibliography -- Index.

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