{"product_id":"reading-arab-womens-autobiographies-9780292705456","title":"Reading Arab Womens Autobiographies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author applies a variety of western critical theories, including Marxism, colonial discourse, feminism, and narrative theory, to the autobiographies of several Arab women to demonstrate what these critical methodologies can reveal about Arab women's w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is theoretically well-grounded, wide-ranging in its coverage of texts and theories, and eminently readable. Al-Hassan writes with verve and ... without relying on jargon, a refreshing change in a book dealing with texts and textualities.\" --Asma Barlas, author of \"Believing Women\" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part One. Political Theory: Colonial Discourse, Feminist Theory, and Arab Feminism \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter One. Why Colonial Discourse? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Two. Feminism, Nationalism, and Colonialism in the Arab World \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Three. Huda Shaarawi's \u003ci\u003eHarem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Two. Narrative Theory: Autobiography \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Four. Autobiography and Sexual Difference \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Five. Arab Autobiography: A Historical Survey \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Three. Analysis of Texts \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Six. Anthologies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Seven. Fadwa Tuqan's \u003ci\u003eMountainous journey, Difficult journey\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Eight. Nawal el-Saadawi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. The Literary and the Political \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Translation of the Introduction to the Arabic Edition of Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal el-Saadawi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400845664599,"sku":"9780292705456","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292705456.jpg?v=1730471723","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-arab-womens-autobiographies-9780292705456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}