Sexuality and war : literary masks of the Middle East / Evelyne Accad
New York : New York University Press, 1990. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389088
ISBN: 0814705952
Physical description; 198 pp. Contents; Sexuality and sexual politics : conflicts and contradictions for contemporary women -- An occulted aspect of the war in Lebanon -- Hanan al-Shaykh : despair, resignation, masochism, and madness -- Etel Adnan : courage, engagement, and self-sacrifice -- Andre?e Chedid : determination, vision, endurance, and belief in humanity -- Active nonviolence versus victimization -- Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad : revolution, ethics, revenge, and destiny -- Halim Barakat : despair, fear, revolt, tradition, and heroism -- Elias Khoury : ambivalence, fear of women, and fascination with death and destruction -- War/masculinity versus life/freedom -- Personal and political action for the transformation of society. Subjects; Civil War (Lebanon : 1975-1990). Arabic fiction Lebanon History and criticism. Sex in literature. Feminism in literature. Violence in literature. Sexual animosity Arab countries.
Price: €30.00