Women in Exile
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Book Overview
ATTEMPTING TO COME TO TERMS WITH with her own life in exile, Afkhami, who was forced out of Iran because of her work for women's rights, sought out and talked with 12 other women from all parts of the globe. Their stories offer a rare and special opportunity to witness the harrowing experience of flight and dislocation and to marvel at the resilience of the human spirit.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813915422
ISBN13:9780813915425
Release Date:August 1994
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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A fascinating look at women and culture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
There isn't a contributor to this anthology who didn't show me a life different from my own, from the Chinese woman who didn't want tiny feet, so she unbound her feet at night, to the Persian woman who escaped from Iran with her two children by night with a smuggler who sounded as scary as the people she was fleeing (who killed her husband). What a shame that this book is out of print, and I hope some smart publisher corrects that soon. Gripping stories that make you think, make you want to help change the world, and make you swear to stop complaining about trivial problems.
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