{"product_id":"9781666977004","title":"Prison Narratives in the Arab World Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePrison Narratives in the Arab World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWriting as Resistance in Egypt and Syria\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Obeid\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiana Obeid \u003c\/b\u003eis a lecturer of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and founding co-director of Middle East and North Africa Studies at Christopher Newport University, USA. She is also the editor for the Bloomsbury Academic series Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Arab World.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666977004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223595450508,"sku":"9781666977004","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ebcdc253-c753-4ba4-9cd0-c9cfb96dd29d.jpg?v=1783078460","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781666977004","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}