Arab women writers : a critical reference guide, 1873-1999

Publication/Creation:: Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, ©2008
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: Arab women writers : a critical reference guide, 1873-1999 / edited by Radwa Ashour, Ferial J. Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-Mekdashi ; translated by Mandy McClure
Uniform Title:: Dhakira li-l-mustaqbal. English.

Additional Author/Creators:: ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá, editor
Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri, 1939-, editor
Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna, editor
McClure, Mandy, translator

Subjects:: Arabic literature--Women authors
Arabic literature--19th century
Arabic literature--20th century

Table of Contents:: Lebanon -- Syria -- Egypt -- Sudan -- Iraq -- Palestine and Jordan -- Arab North Africa -- The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf -- Yemen.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:: Traces the development of Arab women's literature from the nineteenth-century through the end of the twentieth century. Also includes a comprehensive bibliography of writing by Arab women.
Language:: English
Language Note:: Translated from the Arabic.
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xiii, 526 pages)
General Note:: Originally published in Arabic in 2004 by Nour as Dhakirah lil-mustaqbal : mawsu'at al-katibah al-'Arabiyah.
Local Note:: Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.