{"product_id":"price-of-honor-isbn-9780452283770","title":"Price of Honor","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e NOTABLE BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—\u003cb\u003eDan Rather\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels.  The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a “code of honor” created and zealously enforced by men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrice of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today—in their own words.Price of HonorAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Fundamentally Different?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Muslims, the First Feminists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Pakistan: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Afghanistan: When You Can't Beat the Donkey, Beat the Saddle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Iran: There Is No Fun in Islam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: United Arab Emirates: The Playground of the Gulf\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Kuwait: A War of Independence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Muslim Missionaries, American Converts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Saudi Arabia: The Custodians of the Two Holiest Places\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Iraq: A Nation of Fear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Jordan: When Islam Is the Solution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Israeli-Occupied Territories: Next Year in Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Egypt: The Mother of the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—\u003cb\u003eDan Rather\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Goodwin reminds us that the Koran nowhere supports the brutal treatment of women, and the educated women she quotes make this point clear… The author takes us on a tour of the Muslim world, finding horrors almost past belief.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAward-winning journalist \u003cb\u003eJan Goodwin \u003c\/b\u003elived in the Middle East for four years, interviewing women under Islamic rule and spending time with freedom fighters in war-torn Afghanistan. In 2001, she returned to Afghanistan to document the changes that took place when the Taliban was removed from power. She was the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eLadies’ Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e for ten years and currently writes for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, the Daily News, Mirabella, New Woman, Cosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and other national publications. She lives in New York City.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305204732133,"sku":"NP9780452283770","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452283770.jpg?v=1767735085","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/price-of-honor-isbn-9780452283770","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}