Cover Page; Author Photo; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chronology; ""Sultana's Dream"": Purdah Reversed; Sultana's Dream; The Secluded Ones: Purdah Observed; Selections from The Secluded Ones; Rokeya: An Introduction to Her Life; Afterword, Caging the Lion: A Fable for Our Time; Glossary; About the Author; About the Feminist Press; Also Available from the Feminist Press.
Summary
Sultana's Dream is a witty, skillful and appealing tale that posits a world in which women have taken over the public sphere and men are confined to the private hidden world of seclusion. ""A gem of a book ... it speaks to us of the complexity of trying to understand women of other cultures and times in their own terms.""--Geraldine Forbes, Committee.
