Gendering civil war : francophone women's writing in Lebanon

Summary: "Provides a new and original analysis on how Lebanese francophone women authors wrote about the Lebanese civil war. Writers in contemporary Lebanon stand at the crossroads of challenging and often violent dynamics in a multi-ethnic postcolonial society where competing cultural and political forces present specific and pressing problems for women. This book examines French-language narratives published between the 1970s and the present day by Lebanese women writers focusing on the civil war of 1975-1991. Drawing on a corpus of writings by V�enus Khoury-Ghata, Etel Adnan, Evelyne Accad, Andr�ee Chedid, Hyam Yared, and Georgia Makhlouf, some of which has previously received little or no scholarly attention, the book examines in innovative ways the use of distinctive narrative forms to address inter-linked questions of violence, war trauma, and gender relations."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781474499262
ISBN: 1474499260
ISBN: 9781474499293
ISBN: 9781474499286
ISBN: 1474499295
ISBN: 1474499287
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 237 pages.).
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Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Copyright: �2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-230) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The feminine "I" -- The humanist voice of the omniscient narrator -- The evil, sick and disabled female body -- The magical body and the grotesque body -- Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.