This powerful account of the oppression of women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. Nawal El Saadawi writes out of a powerful sense of the violence and injustice which permeated her society. Her experiences working as a doctor in villages around Egypt, witnessing prostitution, honour killings and sexual abuse, including female circumcision, drove her to give voice to this suffering. She goes on explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zed Books
Date Published: 1980-05-15
ISBN-13:9780905762517ISBN:0905762517
Description: Good. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked, though tanned.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 3rd reprint ed.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Zed Press, London
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780905762517ISBN:0905762517
Description: Paperback trade, good only condition, flyleaf creased, minor edgewear, edges lightly foxed, tiny piece missing top of spine, spine creased, rubber stamp. 212 pp. This is her first book to appear in English. She presents her personal and often disturbing picture of what it is like to grow up as a woman in the Islamic world of the Middle East. It is a book infused with anger, commitment, sensitivity, and ultimately hope. In her new introduction for the English edition, the author examines the ... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Zed Press, London, England
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780905762500ISBN:0905762509
Description: Octavo; VG/no dj; yellow spine w/ gold text; some shelf-wear: cover is slightly stained, soiled, spotted, corners and edges are bumped; text-block is lightly age-toned; corners and edges of pages are chipped, bent, and slightly soiled; ISBN: 0-905762-50-9 Women's Studies. 7-53-664205. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780905762517ISBN:0905762517
Description: Good. Our aim is to create an overall satisfying buying experience for our customers through the provision of affordable books and a personalized approach to customer service. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zed Press
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780905762517ISBN:0905762517
Description: Very Good. 0905762517. Spine square and unbroken, covers uncreased; A tight clean copy but page edges have tanned, slight discolouration of the top of the covers due to exposure to sunlight.; 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 Inches. read more
Description: Vg (clean undamaged white card covers, very slightly rubbed front fore-edge, a very tight bright copy with no marks or inscriptions, internally fine condition, few faint speckles outside page edges) octavo 212pp. Ninth impression. A personal, and often disturbing, account of growing up into womanhood in the Islamic world. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780905762500ISBN:0905762509
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition, suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 0905762509. read more
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