Helen Khal (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 200 pp. English text, hardback binding in dust jacket, profusely colored and b/w illustrations, prepared under grant in 1975-76 for The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Beirut University College, Beirut, Lebanon, ink underlining throughout, jacket slightly soiled, lower edge of the front cover is sightly rubbed, otherwise copy in very good condition, as New. Who is she and what is her role? Is rapid economic, technological and social change affecting her self-image and development? How is modernization influencing her contributions to her home, her family and her society? In order to examine these and other questions relating to the Arab woman, Beirut University College, long a leader in the field of Women's education in the Middle East, established the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World in October 1973 through a grant from the Ford Foundation. The Institute is designed to encourage and evaluate research into the history, conditions, ad evolving needs of women and children in the Arab world. With the results of this research the Institute hopes to communicate a better understanding of the Arab women, her traditional role, and her place in modern society, and to provide the knowledge and insights which will enable BUC and other educational institutions in the region to develop Curricula which are responsible to her needs and aspirations. h17663. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 200 pages: illustrations (many color); 29 cm. Prepared under grant in 1975-76 for the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Beirut University College, Beirut, Lebanon. The book "handles an unexplored field of study in a volume of 200 large-sized pages, provided with illustrations and photographs. It opens with an introduction of 20 pages analyzing the status of the Lebanese woman as woman and as artist, followed by interviews with a selected group of 12 women pioneers in the plastic arts which include painting, sculpture and ceramics. In selecting this group, the author relied on the recommendations of well-known Lebanese and foreign art critics from both sexes. Later on, she added to the group of twelve, 24 other women artists who had achieved distinction in their field but, in dealing with this second group, she limited her criticism to an analysis of one specimen of the work of each, to which she added statements given by these women regarding their art and the influences that directed their development. Finally, the book contains 10 pages of biographical data collected from special interviews with the 39 artists included in the study and a preview of women artists in other Arab countries. . Aim of the Book: Students of the contemporary artistic movement in Lebanon noticed the flourishing of the plastic arts in this country during the second half of the 20th century and the growing participation of women in these arts. The initial purpose of the research upon which the book was based was to trace the development and document the present role of women artists in Lebanon with special reference to those artists who had achieved prominence in their careers." -- from a review by Rose Ghurayyib in Al-Raida (nos. 44-45, 1988). Mild shelfwear. Very good. Hard to find.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small Folio. 333 pp., English & Arabic text, profusely illustrated throughout in colour, original blue cloth in lightly rubbed round the edges jacket. Copy inside in mint condition.