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Nine parts of desire : the hidden world of Islamic women
- Author
- Brooks, Geraldine.
- Title
- Nine parts of desire : the hidden world of Islamic women / Geraldine Brooks.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Published
- ©1995 New York : Anchor books, 1996
- Description
- 255 pages ; 21 cm
- Notes
- First Anchor Books trade paperback edition. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Summary
- Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism . . . "Nine Parts of Desire" is the story of Brook's intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religous, and cultural forces that shape their lives. -- from publisher
- Kinsey subjects
- Islam. Status of women--Middle East.
- ISBN
- 9780385475778 0385475772