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Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1992. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookseller stamp and pencil erasure residue o… Mehr…

Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1992. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookseller stamp and pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ hs slight wear and soiling.. [10], 195, [3] p. Notes. Index. From Wikipedia: "Fatema or Fatima Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist. Mernissi was born into a middle-class family in Fes in 1940. She received her primary education in a school established by the nationalist movement, and secondary level education in an all-girls school funded by the French protectorate. In 1957, she studied political science at the Sorbonne and at Brandeis University, where she earned her doctorate. She returned to work at the Mohammed V University and taught at the Faculte des Lettres between 1974 and 1981 on subjects such as methodology, family sociology and psychosociology. She has become noted internationally mainly as an Islamic feminist. As an Islamic feminist, Mernissi is largely concerned with Islam and women's roles in it, analyzing the historical development of Islamic thought and its modern manifestation. Through a detailed investigation of the nature of the succession to Muhammad, she casts doubt on the validity of some of the hadith (sayings and traditions attributed to him), and therefore the subordination of women that she sees in Islam, but not necessarily in the Qur'an. As a sociologist Mernissi has done fieldwork mainly in Morocco. On several occasions in the late 1970s and early 1980s she conducted interviews in order to map prevailing attitudes to women and work. She has done sociological research for UNESCO and ILO as well as for the Moroccan authorities. In the late 1970s and in the 1980s Mernissi contributed articles to periodicals and other publications on women in Morocco and women and Islam from a contemporary as well as from a historical perspective. In 2003, Mernissi was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award along with Susan Sontag. Mernissi is currently a lecturer at the Mohammed V University of Rabat and a research scholar at the University Institute for Scientific Research, in the same city. Mernissi s first monograph, Beyond the Veil, was published in 1975. A revised edition was published in Britain in 1985 and in the US in 1987. Beyond the Veil has become a classic, especially in the fields of anthropology and sociology on women in the Arab World, the Mediterranean area or Muslim societies in general. Her most famous book, as an Islamic feminist, The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Islam, is a quasi-historical study of role of the wives of Muhammad. It was first published in French in 1987, and translated into English in 1991. For Doing Daily Battle: Interviews with Moroccan Women (1991), she interviewed peasant women, women labourers, clairvoyants and maidservants. In 1994, Mernissi published a memoir, Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood (in the US, the book was originally titled The Harem Within: Tales of a Moroccan Girlhood, and is still known by that title in the UK).", Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1992, 3, New York. 1991. January 1991. Doubleday. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0385264674. Translated from the Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins. Lorne M. Kenny & Olive E. Kenny. 425 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph - Culver Pictures. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. FROM THE PUBLISHER - With PALACE OF DESIRE, the eagerly awaited second volume of the trilogy, the master storyteller spins a sensual, provocative tale, following the family into the awakening world of the 1920s, where increased freedoms prove as troubling as domination and repression once did. Here we find al-Sayyid Ahmad, the stern and aging patriarch, pursuing the sexually alluring dancer Zanuba - only to find that she has secretly married his son Yasin. His long-suffering wife Amina, and daughters Khadija and the radiant Aisha, test the loosening reins of societal and paternal control, even as they protect and nurture their own children. And Kamal, the idealistic youngest son, ardently courts the sophisticated daughter of a rich Europeanized family, in one of the most moving portrayals of unrequited love in literature. Like PALACE WALK, PALACE OF DESIRE affords a fascinating look at a period of modern Egyptian history by lovingly and painstakingly examining the day-to-day lives of a single family. More important, however, is that it is a deeply human, enormously entertaining novel that takes us to the very heart of a family’s existence; ‘we get to know these people,’ wrote the Chicago Tribune, ‘as we know few people in our own lives.’ Filled with compelling drama and earthy humor, and as lyrically evocative as the street that gives the novel its title, PALACE OF DESIRE is an unforgettable story of the sometimes violent clash between ideals and longings, dreams and realities. inventory #9197 ISBN: 0385264674., 0, UK,8vo HB,minus issued dw/dj,1st edn.[True UK,8vo HB,1st edn preceding the US issue by 2 years.] VG+.Donor's ink gift, Christmas,1937 presentation inscrptn to ffe.Generally,bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original sand coloured cloth boards with bright,crisp,green ink printed lettering to upper board and spine/backstrip,with clean plain white endpapers but with some minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting.Top edges slightly dust-soiled and lightly aged/toned,fore-edges slightly aged/ toned to a lesser degree and therefore slightly brighter,but with some minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually no foxing/spotting to main body of text.UK, 8vo HB,minus issued dw/dj,1st edn,v-ipp+1-165pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,list of b/w pencil sketches,13chapters/adventures/tales,12 b/w pencil sketches by Sheikh Ahmed,all attached,all called for and present,throughout the text and the book; plus b/w line illus chapter head+tail pieces.Plus [unpaginated] lightly foxed/spotted half-title page,b/w frntis illustration,b/w line thumbnail sketch illustrated title page. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p FREE. Offer available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.COUNTRY LIFE LTD.,1936., 3, LANGUAGE: ARABIC .Translated to Arabic, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876), by the great American writer and humorist, Mark Twain (1835-1910). This is the classic tale of a Tom Sawyer, a orphaned boy living with his Aunt in a a small town in Missouri on the Mississippi River. It includes Tom's many adventures as an imaginative and mischievous boy growing up along the river. Translated to Arabic by Dr. Amal Farrash., al-Ahlia Publishing, 2020, 6, New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there, it is a second (or later) printing. Mass market paperback. Good. xviii, 233, [5] pages. Some cover wear and page discoloration noted. Steven Emerson (born June 6, 1954) is an American journalist, author, and authority on national security, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. From 1986 to 1989 he worked for U.S. News and World Report as a senior editor specializing in national security issues.[10][13] In 1988, he published Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era, a strongly critical review of Ronald Reagan-era efforts to strengthen U.S. covert capabilities. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Among the grace notes of Mr. Emerson's fine book are many small, well-told stories". In 1990, he co-authored The Fall of Pan Am 103, which argued that Iran was behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Emerson and Mr. Duffy have put together a surpassing account of the investigation to date, rich with drama and studded with the sort of anecdotal details that give the story... depth and weight." The newspaper listed it as an "editors' choice" on their Best Sellers List, and cited it as a "notable book of the year". In 1991, he published Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West, detailing how Iraq spread and increased its terror network in the 1980s with U.S. support. From a review by Daniel Pipes: Adnan Awad, a Palestinian Arab from near Haifa, is the "highest-ranking Iraqi terrorist" of the title. Befriended by Mohammed Rashid, he quickly fell into the clutches of Abu Ibrahim, the head of the 15 May Organization and one of Iraq's leading agents of terror. Needing someone respectable to carry out operations in the West, Abu Ibrahim pressured a reluctant Awad to work for him by demonstrating that he could close down Awad's construction business. Feeling trapped, Awad accepted Abu Ibrahim's orders. In August 1982, he set off for Geneva with a Semtex-lined suitcase. His mission: to blow up the Noga Hilton hotel because its owner was a Jewish supporter of Israel. On reaching Switzerland, however, Awad turned himself over to the U.S. Embassy. During the next two years, he worked with Swiss intelligence. Then, in late 1984, he came to the United States to testify against Mohammed Rashid. As that case slowly wends it way through the Greek court system, Awad moves from one American city to another under the auspices of the federal Witness Protection Program. The one thing a reader can do is check for factual mistakes, illogic and internal contradiction. Combing the book for such flaws, I found that "Terrorist" stands up well. Awad does make a few questionable assertions but nothing that discredits his testimony. On all key matters Awad's account of his personal history, even when sometimes implausible-sounding, does check out; and the impersonal portions of his testimony have stood up to serious scrutiny, both private and governmental. Accordingly, Awad's sensational tale exposes much about Middle East terrorism. Steven Emerson is a leading investigative journalist dealing with intelligence matters; in "Terrorist" as in "The Fall of Pan Am 103," he is at his best, piecing together a complex and elusive story. A fascinating story such as Awad's speaks for itself, without hype. "Terrorist" offers an exciting and original glimpse into the subterranean, both in the Middle East and here. The reviewer was director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia., Villard Books, 1991, 2.5<

1991, ISBN: 9780679737018

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there… Mehr…

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there, it is a second (or later) printing. Mass market paperback. Good. xviii, 233, [5] pages. Some cover wear and page discoloration noted. Steven Emerson (born June 6, 1954) is an American journalist, author, and authority on national security, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. From 1986 to 1989 he worked for U.S. News and World Report as a senior editor specializing in national security issues.[10][13] In 1988, he published Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era, a strongly critical review of Ronald Reagan-era efforts to strengthen U.S. covert capabilities. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Among the grace notes of Mr. Emerson's fine book are many small, well-told stories". In 1990, he co-authored The Fall of Pan Am 103, which argued that Iran was behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Emerson and Mr. Duffy have put together a surpassing account of the investigation to date, rich with drama and studded with the sort of anecdotal details that give the story... depth and weight." The newspaper listed it as an "editors' choice" on their Best Sellers List, and cited it as a "notable book of the year". In 1991, he published Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West, detailing how Iraq spread and increased its terror network in the 1980s with U.S. support. From a review by Daniel Pipes: Adnan Awad, a Palestinian Arab from near Haifa, is the "highest-ranking Iraqi terrorist" of the title. Befriended by Mohammed Rashid, he quickly fell into the clutches of Abu Ibrahim, the head of the 15 May Organization and one of Iraq's leading agents of terror. Needing someone respectable to carry out operations in the West, Abu Ibrahim pressured a reluctant Awad to work for him by demonstrating that he could close down Awad's construction business. Feeling trapped, Awad accepted Abu Ibrahim's orders. In August 1982, he set off for Geneva with a Semtex-lined suitcase. His mission: to blow up the Noga Hilton hotel because its owner was a Jewish supporter of Israel. On reaching Switzerland, however, Awad turned himself over to the U.S. Embassy. During the next two years, he worked with Swiss intelligence. Then, in late 1984, he came to the United States to testify against Mohammed Rashid. As that case slowly wends it way through the Greek court system, Awad moves from one American city to another under the auspices of the federal Witness Protection Program. The one thing a reader can do is check for factual mistakes, illogic and internal contradiction. Combing the book for such flaws, I found that "Terrorist" stands up well. Awad does make a few questionable assertions but nothing that discredits his testimony. On all key matters Awad's account of his personal history, even when sometimes implausible-sounding, does check out; and the impersonal portions of his testimony have stood up to serious scrutiny, both private and governmental. Accordingly, Awad's sensational tale exposes much about Middle East terrorism. Steven Emerson is a leading investigative journalist dealing with intelligence matters; in "Terrorist" as in "The Fall of Pan Am 103," he is at his best, piecing together a complex and elusive story. A fascinating story such as Awad's speaks for itself, without hype. "Terrorist" offers an exciting and original glimpse into the subterranean, both in the Middle East and here. The reviewer was director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia., Villard Books, 1991, 2.5<

1991, ISBN: 9780679737018

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there… Mehr…

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there, it is a second (or later) printing. Mass market paperback. Good. xviii, 233, [5] pages. Some cover wear and page discoloration noted. Steven Emerson (born June 6, 1954) is an American journalist, author, and authority on national security, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. From 1986 to 1989 he worked for U.S. News and World Report as a senior editor specializing in national security issues.[10][13] In 1988, he published Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era, a strongly critical review of Ronald Reagan-era efforts to strengthen U.S. covert capabilities. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Among the grace notes of Mr. Emerson's fine book are many small, well-told stories". In 1990, he co-authored The Fall of Pan Am 103, which argued that Iran was behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Emerson and Mr. Duffy have put together a surpassing account of the investigation to date, rich with drama and studded with the sort of anecdotal details that give the story... depth and weight." The newspaper listed it as an "editors' choice" on their Best Sellers List, and cited it as a "notable book of the year". In 1991, he published Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West, detailing how Iraq spread and increased its terror network in the 1980s with U.S. support. From a review by Daniel Pipes: Adnan Awad, a Palestinian Arab from near Haifa, is the "highest-ranking Iraqi terrorist" of the title. Befriended by Mohammed Rashid, he quickly fell into the clutches of Abu Ibrahim, the head of the 15 May Organization and one of Iraq's leading agents of terror. Needing someone respectable to carry out operations in the West, Abu Ibrahim pressured a reluctant Awad to work for him by demonstrating that he could close down Awad's construction business. Feeling trapped, Awad accepted Abu Ibrahim's orders. In August 1982, he set off for Geneva with a Semtex-lined suitcase. His mission: to blow up the Noga Hilton hotel because its owner was a Jewish supporter of Israel. On reaching Switzerland, however, Awad turned himself over to the U.S. Embassy. During the next two years, he worked with Swiss intelligence. Then, in late 1984, he came to the United States to testify against Mohammed Rashid. As that case slowly wends it way through the Greek court system, Awad moves from one American city to another under the auspices of the federal Witness Protection Program. The one thing a reader can do is check for factual mistakes, illogic and internal contradiction. Combing the book for such flaws, I found that "Terrorist" stands up well. Awad does make a few questionable assertions but nothing that discredits his testimony. On all key matters Awad's account of his personal history, even when sometimes implausible-sounding, does check out; and the impersonal portions of his testimony have stood up to serious scrutiny, both private and governmental. Accordingly, Awad's sensational tale exposes much about Middle East terrorism. Steven Emerson is a leading investigative journalist dealing with intelligence matters; in "Terrorist" as in "The Fall of Pan Am 103," he is at his best, piecing together a complex and elusive story. A fascinating story such as Awad's speaks for itself, without hype. "Terrorist" offers an exciting and original glimpse into the subterranean, both in the Middle East and here. The reviewer was director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia., Villard Books, 1991, 2.5<

1991, ISBN: 9780679737018

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there… Mehr…

New York: Villard Books, 1991. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing as First Edition is present and printing line starts with 2 above, indicating if First Edition is not there, it is a second (or later) printing. Mass market paperback. Good. xviii, 233, [5] pages. Some cover wear and page discoloration noted. Steven Emerson (born June 6, 1954) is an American journalist, author, and authority on national security, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. From 1986 to 1989 he worked for U.S. News and World Report as a senior editor specializing in national security issues.[10][13] In 1988, he published Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era, a strongly critical review of Ronald Reagan-era efforts to strengthen U.S. covert capabilities. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Among the grace notes of Mr. Emerson's fine book are many small, well-told stories". In 1990, he co-authored The Fall of Pan Am 103, which argued that Iran was behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Reviewing the book, The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Emerson and Mr. Duffy have put together a surpassing account of the investigation to date, rich with drama and studded with the sort of anecdotal details that give the story... depth and weight." The newspaper listed it as an "editors' choice" on their Best Sellers List, and cited it as a "notable book of the year". In 1991, he published Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West, detailing how Iraq spread and increased its terror network in the 1980s with U.S. support. From a review by Daniel Pipes: Adnan Awad, a Palestinian Arab from near Haifa, is the "highest-ranking Iraqi terrorist" of the title. Befriended by Mohammed Rashid, he quickly fell into the clutches of Abu Ibrahim, the head of the 15 May Organization and one of Iraq's leading agents of terror. Needing someone respectable to carry out operations in the West, Abu Ibrahim pressured a reluctant Awad to work for him by demonstrating that he could close down Awad's construction business. Feeling trapped, Awad accepted Abu Ibrahim's orders. In August 1982, he set off for Geneva with a Semtex-lined suitcase. His mission: to blow up the Noga Hilton hotel because its owner was a Jewish supporter of Israel. On reaching Switzerland, however, Awad turned himself over to the U.S. Embassy. During the next two years, he worked with Swiss intelligence. Then, in late 1984, he came to the United States to testify against Mohammed Rashid. As that case slowly wends it way through the Greek court system, Awad moves from one American city to another under the auspices of the federal Witness Protection Program. The one thing a reader can do is check for factual mistakes, illogic and internal contradiction. Combing the book for such flaws, I found that "Terrorist" stands up well. Awad does make a few questionable assertions but nothing that discredits his testimony. On all key matters Awad's account of his personal history, even when sometimes implausible-sounding, does check out; and the impersonal portions of his testimony have stood up to serious scrutiny, both private and governmental. Accordingly, Awad's sensational tale exposes much about Middle East terrorism. Steven Emerson is a leading investigative journalist dealing with intelligence matters; in "Terrorist" as in "The Fall of Pan Am 103," he is at his best, piecing together a complex and elusive story. A fascinating story such as Awad's speaks for itself, without hype. "Terrorist" offers an exciting and original glimpse into the subterranean, both in the Middle East and here. The reviewer was director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia., Villard Books, 1991, 2.5<