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Rage Against the Veil : The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident
by Darabi, Parvin; & Romin P. Thomson
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1573926825
- ISBN 13
- 9781573926829
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About This Item
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1999. A clean, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is lightly rubbed with a half-inch closed tear. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Bound in the original black boards, with bright gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. True account of an Iranian women's rights activist who burned herself to death in protest of the plight of women under Islam. This is the story of Dr. Darabi's life and death by her sister. Bibliography. Index. First printing with complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Dr. Homa Darabi had been one of the most prominent child psychiatrists in Iran. She was married and had brought two successful, ambitious daughters into the world. She was licensed to practice medicine in Iran and in forty-nine states in the United States. She was the first Iranian ever to be accepted to the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She established the first clinic in Iran dedicated to treating children suffering from mental disorders that, until then, were thought to be incurable. She taught at the University of Tehran, worked at its hospital, and managed her own private practice." Keywords: Women's Rights. Islam. Iran. Feminism. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Egan, Emily (jacket design). 8vo. 274pp.
Synopsis
Parvin Darabi, a women's and minority rights activist and lecturer, is founder and president of the Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation, a nonprofit international human rights organization. The group defends the rights of women and children against religious, cultural, and social abuse. Romin P. Thomson is an attorney in San Jose and a writer.
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- Title
- Rage Against the Veil : The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident
- Author
- Darabi, Parvin; & Romin P. Thomson
- Illustrator
- Egan, Emily (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1573926825
- ISBN 13
- 9781573926829
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Place of Publication
- Amherst, New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Women's Rights. Islam. Iran. Feminism.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Feminism / Women's Studies; Psychology / Psychiatry / Psychoanalysis;
- Size
- 8vo. 274pp
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