Mirrored Loss : A Yemeni Woman's Life Story
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1849049033
ISBN-13
9781849049030
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 17th, 2019
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
518 grams
Dimensions
14.60 x 22.30 x 2.80 cms
Ksh 6,300.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
Offers readers a rare insight into the lives of the Yemeni elite and their personal and political vicissitudes after the revolt of 1948
Mirrored Loss tells the story of Amat al-Latif al Wazir, only daughter of ''Abdullah al-Wazir, the leader of Yemen''s constitutional movement of the mid-twentieth century for democratisation of the autocratic imamate. Her relationship with her adored father, who was accused of treason, takes centre stage in this biographical narrative. Amat al-Latif, enjoyed a privileged childhood in a high-ranking family at the heart of Yemeni politics; yet the failed revolt of 1948 was the family''s downfall, leaving her and other close relatives exposed to social indignities and privation. She then spent many years in exile, where she suffered a personal calamity that compounded the earlier catastrophe. Through one family''s story, Gabriele vom Bruck explores how violence translates into tragedy in the personal realm, and how individual lives and larger cultural and political worlds intersect in Yemen. Her narrative makes these tragic events compellingly tangible, especially at the level of gendered subjectivity--female Yemenis have been either unknown to or deemed insignificant by most male historians of this period. Mirrored Loss is a significant step in righting that omission.
Get Mirrored Loss by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd and it has pages.