Nine Parts of Desire. The Hidden World of Islamic Women

by Geraldine Brooks

A$20 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

New York. Anchor Books. 1996. Stock ID #179128 Map, 255pp, glossary, bibliography, index, covers trifle shelf worn, edges little browned, a very good paperback copy. An intimate portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women reveals how male pride and power have distorted the message of Islam to justify the subjugation of women and how a feminism of sorts has flowered in spite of repression. When referring to this

  • Binding: Paperback

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