Price of Honor: Muslim Woman Lift the Veil of Silence On the Islamic World - Couverture souple

Goodwin, Jan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0452274303 ISBN 13 : 9780452274303

Editeur : Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Goodwin Jan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

“Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—Dan Rather

In recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels.  The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a “code of honor” created and zealously enforced by men. 

Price of Honor brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today—in their own words.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels.  The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a “code of honor” created and zealously enforced by men. 

Price of Honor brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0452274303
• ISBN 13: 9780452274303
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible