Open AccessNew Vistas — Old Problems: The Inheritance
Author(s) -
Sally Bland
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.216
Subject(s) - inheritance (genetic algorithm) , politics , democracy , government (linguistics) , gender studies , sociology , political science , law , philosophy , gene , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics
Gender issues are foregrounded in all of Sahar Khalifeh's novels, and The Inheritance is no exception. What sets Khalifeh apart from some other declared feminists is that in her writing, women's liberation is consistently situatedwithin the parameters of overall social and political development. Advancing women's status is posited as a process of making social relations more democratic in all fields, from the family and education to government. This is arguably a process that would benefit men as well as women and children.