Golley, Nawar Al-Hassan, 1961-

Reading Arab women's autobiographies Shahrazad tells her story / [electronic resource] : Nawar Al-Hassan Golley. - 1st ed. - Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2003. - xv, 236 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index.

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.


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Autobiography--Women authors.
Feminists--Arab countries--Biography.
Feminists--Egypt--Biography.
Women--Arab countries--Biography.


Electronic books.

CT3748 / .G65 2003eb

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