| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) |
| Contents |
Political theory : colonial discourse, feminist theory, and Arab feminism -- Why colonial discourse? -- Feminism, nationalism, and colonialism in the Arab world -- Huda Shaarawi's Harem years : the memoirs of an Egyptian feminist -- Narrative theory : autobiography -- Autobiography and sexual difference -- Arab autobiography : a historical survey -- Analysis of texts -- Anthologies -- Fadwa Tuqan's Mountainous journey, difficult journey -- Nawal el-Saadawi -- The literary and the political |
| Summary |
The author applies a number of Western critical theories to Arab women's autobiographical works, including Marxism, feminism, colonial discourse & narrative theory, & at the same time interrogates these theories against chosen texts to test their adequacy for analysis of writings from other cultures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Women -- Arab countries -- Biography
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Autobiography -- Women authors.
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Feminists -- Arab countries -- Biography
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Feminists -- Egypt -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Middle Eastern.
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Autobiography -- Women authors
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Feminists
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Women
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Frauenliteratur
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Autobiografieën.
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Vrouwen.
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Arab countries
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Egypt
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Arabisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003010933 |
| ISBN |
0292798865 |
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9780292798861 |
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9780292705449 |
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0292705441 |
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9780292705456 |
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029270545X |
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