Sultana's Dream: Annotated

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Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781091413177
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis Sultana's Dream: Annotated by : Roquia Sakhawat Hussain

Download or read book Sultana's Dream: Annotated written by Roquia Sakhawat Hussain and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sultana's Dream is a classic work of Bengali science fiction and one of the first examples of feminist science fiction. This short story was written in 1905 by Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, a Muslim feminist, writer and social reformer who lived in British India, in what is now Bangladesh. The word sultana here means a female sultan, a Muslim ruler.Sultana's Dream was originally published in English in The Indian Ladies Magazine of Madras (1905), and is considered part of Bengali literature. It depicts a feminist utopia in which women run everything and men are secluded, in a mirror-image of the traditional practice of purdah. The women are aided by technology which enables laborless farming and flying cars; the female scientists have discovered how to use solar power and control the weather. Crime is eliminated, since men were responsible for all of it. The workday is only two hours long, since men used to waste six hours of each day in smoking. The religion is one of love and truth. Purity is held above all, such that the list of "sacred relations" (mahram) is widely extended.

Sultana's Dream: A Feminist Utopia

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Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 1558617353
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Sultana's Dream: A Feminist Utopia written by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sultanas Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopiaa tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolently and restoring health and beauty to the world."The Secluded Ones" is a selection of short sketches, first published in Bengali newspapers, illuminating the cruel and comic realities of life in purdah.

Sultana's Dream

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Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8728399188
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (283 download)

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Book Synopsis Sultana's Dream by : Begum Rokeya

Download or read book Sultana's Dream written by Begum Rokeya and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Sultana’s Dream’ is an extraordinarily prescient story set in fictional Ladyland. The narrator, Sultana, falls asleep and is greeted by Sister Sara, who introduces her to the futuristic society she has apparently awakened in. In this alternate reality, men are shy and timid creatures, while women pioneer scientific breakthroughs, such as solar power and weather control. A fascinating and thought-provoking tale that leaves the reader to decide whether this is, in fact, a dream or a visit from an unseen future. Born in Rangpur, Begum Rokeya (1880 – 1932) was an author, political activist, and pioneer of women’s rights in South Asia. While her parents were wealthy, their religious beliefs meant that Rokeya and her sister were deprived of education. However, her brothers, who were both attending school, educated them by night. Rokeya’s literary career began when she was 22, with the publication of an essay, ‘Thirst’. This was followed up by two books, ‘Matichur’ and ‘Sultana’s Dream’. The latter took the bold step of reversing the roles of the sexes, in order to demonstrate what women are capable of contributing, given the chance. Her other works follow a similar thread, and Rokeya reinforced her beliefs by setting up the first school for Muslim girls. During her lifetime, she wrote 16 novels, including ‘The Fruit of Emancipation’ and ‘Education Ideals for the Modern Indian Girl’.

The Utopia Reader, Second Edition

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Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479837075
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Book Synopsis The Utopia Reader, Second Edition by : Gregory Claeys

Download or read book The Utopia Reader, Second Edition written by Gregory Claeys and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias. Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across history have long explored how or why to envision different ways of life. The volume includes texts from classical Greek literature, the Old Testament, and Plato’s Republic, to Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and beyond. By balancing well-known and obscure examples, the text provides a comprehensive and definitive collection of the various ways Utopias have been conceived throughout history and how Utopian ideals have served as criticisms of existing sociocultural conditions. This new edition includes many historically well-known works, little known but influential texts, and contemporary writings, providing an even more expansive coverage of the varieties of approaches and responses to the concept of utopia in the past, present, and even the future. In particular, the volume now includes feminist writings and work by authors of color, and contends with current concerns, such as the exploration of the ecological ideals of Utopia. Furthermore, Claeys and Sargent highlight twenty-first century trends and popular narrative explorations of Utopias through the genres of young adult dystopias, survivalist dystopias, and non-print utopias. Covering a range of original theories of utopianism and revealing the nuances and concerns of writers across history as they attempt to envision different, ideal societies, The Utopia Reader is an essential resource for anyone who envisions a better future.

The Essential Rokeya

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004255877
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Rokeya written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Essential Rokeya, Mohammad A. Quayum brings together, for the first time, some of the best work by one of South Asia’s earliest and most heroic feminist writers and activists, who was also a leading figure of the Bengal Renaissance in the nineteenth and early twentieth century – Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932). This collection includes Rokeya’s most popular story, Sultana’s Dream, and some essays and letters written originally in English, as well as Quayum’s own translation of several of her fiction and non-fiction works written originally in Bengali. This will enable readers outside Bangladesh and West Bengal to appraise and appreciate Rokeya’s fundamental role in the feminist awakening in South Asia, especially among the Bengali Muslims of her time.

A Raisin in the Sun

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Publisher : Methuen Drama
ISBN 13 : 9781474260947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (69 download)

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Book Synopsis A Raisin in the Sun by : Lorraine Hansberry

Download or read book A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry and published by Methuen Drama. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1950s Chicago, 'A Raisin in the Sun' is a classic play about a black family's struggle for equality, and the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway.

The Years of Rice and Salt

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Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553897608
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Book Synopsis The Years of Rice and Salt by : Kim Stanley Robinson

Download or read book The Years of Rice and Salt written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2003-06-03 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the same unique vision that brought his now classic Mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. . . . “A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The New York Times Book Review It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur—the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe’s population was destroyed. But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been—one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation. Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is merely a historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power—and even love—in this bold New World. “Exceptional and engrossing.”—New York Post “Ambitious . . . ingenious.”—Newsday

Sultana's Dream and Selections from The Secluded Ones

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Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9780935312836
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Sultana's Dream and Selections from The Secluded Ones written by Rokeẏā (Begama) and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1988 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a feminist utopia and discusses the Muslim custom of purdah, the seclusion and segregation of women.

Sultana’s Sisters

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000458016
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Sultana’s Sisters by : Haris Qadeer

Download or read book Sultana’s Sisters written by Haris Qadeer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the genealogy of ‘women’s fiction’ in South Asia and looks at the interesting and fascinating world of fiction by Muslim women. It explores how Muslim women have contributed to the growth and development of genre fiction in South Asia and brings into focus diverse genres, including speculative, horror, campus fiction, romance, graphic, dystopian amongst others, from the early 20th century to the present. The book debunks myths about stereotypical representations of South Asian Muslim women and critically explores how they have located their sensibilities, body, religious/secular identities, emotions, and history, and have created a space of their own. It discusses works by authors such as Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Hijab Imtiaz Ali, Mrs. Abdul Qadir, Muhammadi Begum, Abbasi Begum, Khadija Mastur, Qurratulain Hyder, Wajida Tabbasum, Attia Hosain, Mumtaz Shah Nawaz, Selina Hossain, Shaheen Akhtar, Bilquis Sheikh, Gulshan Esther, Maha Khan Phillips, Zahida Zaidi, Bina Shah, Andaleeb Wajid, and Ayesha Tariq. A volume full of remarkable discoveries for the field of genre fiction, both in South Asia and for the wider world, this book, in the Studies in Global Genre Fiction series, will be useful for scholars and researchers of English literary studies, South Asian literature, cultural studies, history, Islamic feminism, religious studies, gender and sexuality, sociology, translation studies, and comparative literatures.

My New Roots

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Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0804185395
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis My New Roots by : Sarah Britton

Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Vathek, an Arabian Tale

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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The Comet

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Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513298348
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis The Comet by : W. E. B. Du Bois

Download or read book The Comet written by W. E. B. Du Bois and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comet (1920) is a science fiction story by W. E. B. Du Bois. Written while the author was using his role at The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, to publish emerging black artists of the Harlem Renaissance, The Comet is a pioneering work of speculative fiction which imagines a catastrophic event not only decimating New York City, but bringing an abrupt end to white supremacy. “How silent the street was! Not a soul was stirring, and yet it was high-noon—Wall Street? Broadway? He glanced almost wildly up and down, then across the street, and as he looked, a sickening horror froze in his limbs.” Sent to the vault to retrieve some old records, bank messenger Jim Davis emerges to find a city descended into chaos. A comet has passed overhead, spewing toxic fumes into the atmosphere. All of lower Manhattan seems frozen in time. It takes him a few moments to see the bodies, piled into doorways and strewn about the eerily quiet streets. When he comes to his senses, he finds a wealthy woman asking for help. Soon, it becomes clear that they could very well be the last living people in the planet, that the fate of civilization depends on their ability to come together, not as black and white, but as two human beings. But how far will this acknowledgment take them? With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. E. B. Du Bois’ The Comet is a classic work of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.

SCUM Manifesto

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1784784419
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book SCUM Manifesto written by Valerie Solanas and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic radical feminist statement from the woman who shot Andy Warhol “Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex.” Outrageous and violent, SCUM Manifesto was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its time—predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts—but also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman. In this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell’s introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.

Women and Human Development

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113945935X
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Women and Human Development by : Martha C. Nussbaum

Download or read book Women and Human Development written by Martha C. Nussbaum and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-13 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond the abstractions of economists and philosophers to embed thought about justice in the concrete reality of the struggles of poor women. Nussbaum argues that international political and economic thought must be sensitive to gender difference as a problem of justice, and that feminist thought must begin to focus on the problems of women in the third world. Taking as her point of departure the predicament of poor women in India, she shows how philosophy should undergird basic constitutional principles that should be respected and implemented by all governments, and used as a comparative measure of quality of life across nations.

Anthem

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Publisher : Ayn Rand Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 0996010130
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Anthem written by Ayn Rand and published by Ayn Rand Institute Press. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About this Edition This 2021-2022 Digital Student Edition of Ayn Rand's Anthem was created for teachers and students receiving free novels from the Ayn Rand Institute, and includes a historic Q&A with Ayn Rand that cannot be found in any other edition of Anthem. In this Q&A from 1979, Rand responds to questions about Anthem sent to her by a high school classroom. About Anthem Anthem is Ayn Rand’s “hymn to man’s ego.” It is the story of one man’s rebellion against a totalitarian, collectivist society. Equality 7-2521 is a young man who yearns to understand “the Science of Things.” But he lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thought is a crime and where science and technology have regressed to primitive levels. All expressions of individualism have been suppressed in the world of Anthem; personal possessions are nonexistent, individual preferences are condemned as sinful and romantic love is forbidden. Obedience to the collective is so deeply ingrained that the very word “I” has been erased from the language. In pursuit of his quest for knowledge, Equality 7-2521 struggles to answer the questions that burn within him — questions that ultimately lead him to uncover the mystery behind his society’s downfall and to find the key to a future of freedom and progress. Anthem anticipates the theme of Rand’s first best seller, The Fountainhead, which she stated as “individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man’s soul.”

The Thousand and One Nights

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781536966961
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book The Thousand and One Nights written by Sultana Scheherazade and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thousand and One Nights, namely Arabian Nights, is a collection of legendary tales told by Sultana Scheherazade to the Sasanian king ruling in India, who is shocked to discover that his brother's wife is unfaithful and his own wife's infidelity has been even more flagrant, he has her executed, and hereby decides that all women are the same. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Sultana Scheherazade, a daughter of the Prime Minister of the King, offers herself as the next bride. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade began to tell the king a tale, but does not end it, the telling of such legendary tales lasted one thousand and one nights. In the end, the king pardoned Scheherazade and spared her life.

A Feminist Foremother

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ISBN 13 : 9789386296009
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (96 download)

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Book Synopsis A Feminist Foremother by : Mohammad A. Quayum

Download or read book A Feminist Foremother written by Mohammad A. Quayum and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: