{"product_id":"prison-narratives-in-the-arab-diana-obeid-9781666977004","title":"Prison Narratives in the Arab World: Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book examines how imprisoned Arab authors challenge regimes that seek to reduce them to \"docile bodies\" or worse-subject them to \u003ci\u003ehaywana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, the process of animalization that strips prisoners of their humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e Through clandestine writing, fragmented memory, and testimonial prose, these writers reclaim agency, redefine political subjectivity, and subvert hegemonic narratives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrison Narratives in the Arab World l\u003c\/i\u003eooks at the prison as more than a site of incarceration but a battlefield of meaning, memory, and identity. This study explores the political, cultural, and literary force of Arab prison writing, arguing that prose written from or about prison under authoritarian regimes constitutes a powerful form of resistance against state-sponsored silencing and dehumanization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Obeid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666977004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666977004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Diana Obeid","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801311228159,"sku":"9781666977004","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prison-narratives-in-the-arab-diana-obeid-9781666977004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}