Sultana's Dream

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book Sultana's Dream by Begum Rokeya, EnvikaBook
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Begum Rokeya ISBN: 1230003262818
Publisher: EnvikaBook Publication: June 5, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Begum Rokeya
ISBN: 1230003262818
Publisher: EnvikaBook
Publication: June 5, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

It depicts a feminist utopia (called Ladyland) in which women run everything and men are secluded, in a mirror-image of the traditional practice of purdah. The women are aided by science fiction-esque "electrical" technology which enables laborless farming and flying cars; the women scientists have discovered how to trap solar power and control the weather. This results in "a sort of gender-based Planet of the Apes where the roles are reversed and the men are locked away in a technologically advanced future."

There, traditional stereotypes such as “Men have bigger brains” and women are "naturally weak" are countered with logic such as "an elephant also has a bigger and heavier brain" and “a lion is stronger than a man” and yet neither of them dominates men. In Ladyland crime is eliminated, since men were considered responsible for all of it. The workday is only two hours long, since men used to waste six hours of each day in smoking. The religion is one of love and truth. Purity is held above all, such that the list of "sacred relations" (mahram) is widely extended.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It depicts a feminist utopia (called Ladyland) in which women run everything and men are secluded, in a mirror-image of the traditional practice of purdah. The women are aided by science fiction-esque "electrical" technology which enables laborless farming and flying cars; the women scientists have discovered how to trap solar power and control the weather. This results in "a sort of gender-based Planet of the Apes where the roles are reversed and the men are locked away in a technologically advanced future."

There, traditional stereotypes such as “Men have bigger brains” and women are "naturally weak" are countered with logic such as "an elephant also has a bigger and heavier brain" and “a lion is stronger than a man” and yet neither of them dominates men. In Ladyland crime is eliminated, since men were considered responsible for all of it. The workday is only two hours long, since men used to waste six hours of each day in smoking. The religion is one of love and truth. Purity is held above all, such that the list of "sacred relations" (mahram) is widely extended.

More books from EnvikaBook

Cover of the book Il Cuore Rivelatore by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Martin Chuzzlewit (Español) by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Der Kleine Lord by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book The World as Will and Representation by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Mrs Dalloway (Português) by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book A Report to an Academy by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Little Eyolf by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book La Prisionera by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book La Femme en Blanc by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Twilight of the Idols by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Der Altertümler by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book The House of Fame by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Between Friends by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book Vérité (English) by Begum Rokeya
Cover of the book The Oval Portrait by Begum Rokeya
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy