Women and Words in Saudi Arabia: The Politics of Literary Discourse

By Saddeka Arebi

Book Overview

This study explores how contemporary Saudi women writers use their writings as a way to gain control over the rules of cultural discourse in their society. The author examines the work of nine influential women writers and presents excerpts of their writings which appear here for the first time in English.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231084218
• ISBN13: 9780231084215
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher