edited and with an introduction by Dalya Cohen-Mor.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Albany :
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State University of New York Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Intro; Contents; Preface; Note on Transliteration; Introduction: Understanding People in Context; 1. Self and Identity; From My Life; The ID Card; From Why Keep Asking Me about My Identity?; 2. Rites of Passage; From An Egyptian Childhood; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; From Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories; Dunya; My Wedding Night; 3. Codes of Masculinity; Choice; Sa'id, the Searcher; Those Two Heavy Wings of Manhood: On Moustaches; 4. Honor versus Shame; The Beards; Misfortune in the Alley; Abu Richard; 5. Private versus Public; The Freak
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From A Child from the VillageFrom The Saint's Lamp; The Dome with the Crescent: A Trilogy; Sir el-Khatim; The Mother; Rahma; An Old Picture; 11. Fate and God's Will versus Freedom of Choice; The Village Tale; Bread, Hashish and Moon; Life's Will; 12. Forms of Violence; Washing Off Disgrace; Blood Feud; The Martyr; Bus #99; 13. The Ruler and the Ruled; The Chair Carrier; On the Tenth Day; From What Value Has the People Whose Tongue Is Tied?; The Moment the Barrier of Fear Broke Down; Activist, male, 32, Cairo; 14. The Arab-Israeli Conflict; Innocence; Identity Card; From The Last Chapter
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From The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in MeccaTears for Sale; 6. Sexual Mores; Let's Play Doctor; A Red Spot; Caught Red-Handed; From Who's Afraid of Meryl Streep?; 7. Gender Relations; A Mistake in the Knitting; International Women's Day; From Breaking Knees; 5; 8; She and the Dogs; She; She and He; She; 8. Marriage and Children; From My Life; From The Seven Days of Man; The Spider's Web; Heir Apparent; 9. Family Dynamics; The Funfair; The One-Eyed Woman; The Newcomer; From The First Well: A Bethlehem Boyhood; From A Refugee Childhood; 10. Religion-Official versus Popular
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Legend15. Perceptions of the West; From My Life; Sardines and Oranges; From The Funeral of New York; From The Crane; America; Notes; About the Authors; Permissions and Acknowledgments
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Title
Cultural journeys into the Arab world.
International Standard Book Number
9781438471150
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Arabic literature-- 20th century, Translations into English.