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Against White Feminism: Notes On Disruption
A radically inclusive, intersectional, and transnational approach to the fight for women’s rights. <p><p> Upper-middle-class white women have long been heralded as “experts” on feminism. They have presided over multinational feminist organizations and written much of what we consider the feminist ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Upstairs Wife
A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women An Indies Introduce Debut Authors Selection For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the country's former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World
A founding text of transnational feminismFor twenty-five years, Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World has been an essential primer on the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history of women's movements in Asia and the Middle East. In this engaging and well-researched survey, Kumari J... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Veil (Object Lessons)
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. <p><p> The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017