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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
"From Miniskirt to Hijab is the story of an English-Iranian Jewish girl coming of age in Iran before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The best of both worlds -- My Iranian mothers -- The Shah's spectacular parties -- Cracks along the avenue -- England -- Homecoming -- When Jacqueline met Ebi -- Nightly calls of "Allahu-Akbar" -- The man in the moon -- The king is crying -- Utopia? -- My first referendum -- Executions -- My Jewish wedding in the Islamic Republic -- "Death to America" -- Invasion -- The sacred defense -- "Sister, guard your hijab" -- The downhill -- The second-class citizen -- Public life, private self -- Half of the world's beauty -- Front of the war, front of the plane -- "The martyr" -- Welcome to first grade -- Why is this night different? -- The view from the rooftop -- Flight. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 11, 2019). |
| Subject |
Saper, Jacqueline, 1961- -- Childhood and youth.
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Jewish women -- Iran -- Biography.
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Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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Jewish women. (OCoLC)fst00983062
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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Revolution (Iran : 1979) (OCoLC)fst01354530
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| Chronological Term |
1979
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Personal narratives -- Jewish.
(OCoLC)fst01423845
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Saper, Jacqueline, 1961- From miniskirt to hijab. [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2019] 9781640121171 (DLC) 2019001978 (OCoLC)1088600048 |
| ISBN |
9781640122444 (electronic book) |
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1640122443 (electronic book) |
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9781640122420 (electronic book) |
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1640122427 (electronic book) |
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9781640122437 (mobi) |
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