{"product_id":"the-education-of-women-the-vices-of-men-two-qajar-tracts-9780815632405","title":"The Education of Women \u0026 the Vices of Men: Two Qajar Tracts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the close of the nineteenth century, modern ideas of democracy and equality were slowly beginning to take hold in Iran. Exposed to European ideas about law, equality, and education, upper- and middle-class men and women increasingly questioned traditional ideas about the role of women and their place in society. In apparent response to this emerging independence of women, an anonymous author penned \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Women, \u003c\/i\u003e a small booklet published in 1889. This guide, aimed at husbands as much as at wives, instructed women on how to behave toward their husbands, counseling them on proper dress, intimacy, and subservience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne woman, Bibi Khanom Astarabadi, took up the author's challenge and wrote a refutation of the guide's arguments. An outspoken mother of seven, Astarabadi established the first school for girls in Tehran \u003cbr\u003eand often advocated for the rights of women. In \u003ci\u003eThe Vices of Men, \u003c\/i\u003eshe details the flaws of men, offering a scathing diatribe on the nature of men's behavior toward women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAstarabadi mixes the traditional florid style of the time with street Persian, slang words, and bawdy language. This new edition, the first to be translated into English, faithfully preserves the style and irreverent tone of the essays. The two texts, together with an introduction and afterword situating both within the customs, language, and social life of Iran, offer a rare candid dialogue between men and women in late nineteenth-century Persia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hasan Javadi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815632405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHasan Javadi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and translator of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSatire in Persian Literature and Persian Literary Influence \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eon English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught English and Persian literature at the University of Cam-\u003cbr\u003ebridge, Tehran University, and the University of California at Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillem Floor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e The History of Theater in Iran and A Social History of Sexual Relations in Iran.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40183736041587,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_17364158-048f-46c8-9e72-c757143c4003.jpg?v=1655559371","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-education-of-women-the-vices-of-men-two-qajar-tracts-9780815632405","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}