{"product_id":"behind-the-veil-in-arabia-unni-wikan-9780226896830","title":"Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman","description":"Through photographs and detailed case histories, Unni Wikan explores the strict segregation of women, the wearing of the \u003ci\u003eburqa\u003c\/i\u003e mask, the elaborate nuptial rituals, and the graceful quality of Oman's social relations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wikan does provide insights into the real position of these secluded and segregated women. . . . All this is interesting and valuable.\"--Ahdaf Soueif, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book is detailed, insightful, and . . . engrossing. Anyone interested in the day-to-day triumphs and sorrows of women who live 'behind the veil' will want to read this account.\"--\u003ci\u003eArab Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wikan, a fine ethnographer, has an eye for everything that is distinctive about the culture and . . . builds up a wholly convincing picture. Above all, there is a sustained attempt to penetrate the inner lives of these strangely serene people.\"--Frank H. Stewart, \u003ci\u003eWilson Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book will certainly be of interest to all scholars concerned with sexual identity in the Islamic world.\"--Henry Munson, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Unni Wikan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226896838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226896830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.13w x 0.85d","brand":"Unni Wikan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913447506175,"sku":"9780226896830","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6faaa1e1-c8d8-4467-892d-0f22669ea6c3.jpg?v=1680620458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-veil-in-arabia-unni-wikan-9780226896830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}