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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (25 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743412435
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743412438
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Review

Arlie Russell Hochschild

author of "The Second Shift" and "The Time Bind"

Exploring traditions east and west, Mernissi employs the power of gentle humor to expose the foibles of both....A funny, sweet, wise, magical read by one of the very best writers we have.



Synopsis

One of the world's leading Koranic scholars and Islamic sociologists turns her attention on Western attitudes toward women, drawing on the ancient Islamic tradition of oral storytelling and her own personal experiences to offer a provocative and candid look at feminism and women's culture. Reprint.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting perspective- European vs. Islamic views of women, 6 Mar 2002
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An interesting exploration of Islamic views of women vs. European/Western ones. Most interesting in its references to Scheherzade, Persian legends, and Turkish culture. Contrasts European vision of harem women as passive with Eastern reality of feisty, political, active women. Sees Islamic control of women as keeping women out of public spaces vs. Western control of women by impossible standards of physical beauty. Ideas sometimes not logically reasoned out. The first person style, in the context of a quest for understanding western images, is awkward and self-conscious. The style is not compelling, but that is perhaps because the author is not a native English speaker. In spite of this, it is worth reading the whole book.
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