Rituals of Memory in Contemporary Arab Women's Writing |
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| Author:
| Mehta, Brinda |
| Series title: | Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3135-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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Assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Covering women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, this book aims to create a transnational Arab feminist consciousness. It examines the significance of memory rituals in women's writings.
Assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Covering women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, this book aims to create a transnational Arab feminist consciousness. It examines the significance of memory rituals in women's writings.