Two Novels and Two Women.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibrāhīm.

Contributor:

Barliant, Claire, Proofreader.

Christov-Bakargiev, Carolyn, Editor.

Frank, Sam, Proofreader.

Funcke, Bettina, Editor.

Hess, Barbara, Translator.

Marten, Cordelia, Editor.

Martínez, Chus, Editor.

Sauerländer, Katrin, Editor.

Leftloft, Contributor.

Library Stack, distributor.

Series:

dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notes, 100 Thoughts ; 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and literature.

Feminism and art.

Historiography.

Arts and Literature.

Genre:

Tracts (Ephemera)

Pamphlets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hatje Cantz, 2012.

[Place of publication not identified], Hatje Cantz, 2012.

Summary:

"During the 1970s and '80s, as a result of Anwar el-Sadat's open-door policy, Egypt began to deteriorate on different levels. There was a complete reversal of previous president Gamal Abdel Nasser's promotion of independence, social justice, and general development of the country. Under Sadat, the population was forced to adapt to a new reality. The norms and rules were stipulated by a small minority, itself on a path to disintegration. Everybody conspicuously consumed or dreamed of doing so. Productive labor and social solidarity were both rendered meaningless. Education and culture were devalued. Individuals resorted to immigration or crime, and the most stunted of ideologies, one based on metaphysics, superstition, and irrationalism, came to dominate..."-- provided by distributor.

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Standard Copyright.

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