{"product_id":"egyptian-made-leslie-t-chang-9780525509219","title":"Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn incisive exploration of women and work, showing how globalization's promise of liberation instead set the stage for repression--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFactory Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exhaustively reported and researched, \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Made\u003c\/i\u003e takes us halfway across the world and inside the intimate lives of women caught between tradition and independence.\"--Monica Potts, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens to the women who choose to work in a country struggling to reconcile a traditional culture with the demands of globalization? In this sharply drawn portrait of Egyptian society--deepened by two years of immersive reporting--Leslie T. Chang follows three women as they persevere in a country that throws up obstacles to their progress at every step, from dramatic swings in economic policy to conservative marriage expectations and a failing education system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking in Egypt's centuries-old textile industry, Riham is a shrewd businesswoman who nevertheless struggles to attract workers to her garment factory and to compete in the global marketplace. Rania, who works on a factory assembly line, attempts to climb to a management rank but is held back by conflicts with co-workers and the humiliation of an unhappy marriage. Her colleague Doaa, meanwhile, pursues an education and independence but sacrifices access to her own children in order to get a divorce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside these stories, Chang shares her own experiences living and working in Egypt for five years, seeing through her own eyes the risks and prejudices that working women continue to face. She also weaves in the history of Egypt's vaunted textile industry, its colonization and independence, a century of political upheaval, and the history of Islam in Egypt, all of which shaped the country as it is today and the choices available to Riham, Rania, and Doaa. Following each woman's story from home and work, Chang powerfully observes the near-impossible balancing act that Egyptian women strike every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie T. Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525509216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525509219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.36w x 1.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2024","brand":"Leslie T. Chang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071080722687,"sku":"9780525509219","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21af55ef-4193-4cb6-9580-c2e58ce5870d.jpg?v=1685434037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/egyptian-made-leslie-t-chang-9780525509219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}