The Education of Women and The Vices of Men - Two Qajar Tracts (Hardcover)

At the close of the nineteenth century, modern ideas of democracy and equality were slowly beginning to take hold in Iran. Exposed to European ideas about law, equality, and education, upper- and middle-class men and women increasingly questioned traditional ideas about the role of women and their place in society. In apparent response to this emerging independence of women, an anonymous author penned The Education of Women, a small booklet published in 1889. This guide, aimed at husbands as much as wives, instructed women on how to behave toward their husbands, counseling them on proper dress, intimacy, and subservience. One woman, Bibi Khanom Astarabadi, took up the author’s chal­lenge and wrote a refutation of his arguments. An outspoken mother of seven, Astarabadi established the first school for girls in Tehran and often advocated for the rights of women. In The Vices of Men she details the flaws of men, offering a scathing diatribe on the nature of men’s behavior toward women. Astarabadi mixes the traditional florid style of the time with street Persian, slang words, and bawdy language. This new edition faith­fully preserves the style and irreverent tone of the essays. The two texts, together with an introduction and afterword situating both within the customs, language, and social life of Iran, offer a rare candid dialogue between men and women in late nineteenth-century Persia.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Hasan Javadi • Willem Floor
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3240-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8156-3240-1
Barcode:	9780815632405

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