{"product_id":"these-bodies-of-water-a-personal-history-of-the-british-empire-in-the-middle-east-9781472282507","title":"These Bodies of Water: A Personal History of the British Empire in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impossible to put down while you're reading, and impossible to forget about when you've finished' \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a gruelling job interview where she was interrogated about everything from her political leanings to her family background, Sabrina Mahfouz realised that one unspoken question had pervaded her entire life: as a woman of Middle Eastern heritage, could she really be trusted? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, Sabrina found herself confronting this question and how it was specifically informed by the British Empire's historical dominance in the Middle East. Taking us on a journey of the Middle-Eastern coastlines and waterways that were so vital to the Empire's hold, and combining memoir, history, politics, myth and poetry, \u003ci\u003eThese Bodies of Water \u003c\/i\u003eis a tapestry of writing that tells the unacknowledged story of Britain's relationship with the Middle East in the most revealing terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A writer of staggering conviction, ingenuity and integrity' Kae Tempest \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brilliant and profound' Nikesh Shukla \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A bold, brave look at the ways imperialism affects us all' Riz Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12326838\"\u003eSabrina Mahfouz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472282507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472282507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS026000\"\u003eMiddle East | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC010030\"\u003eEnvironmental | Water Supply\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSabrina Mahfouz is a writer and performer, raised in London and Cairo and working across multiple art forms, including film, TV, opera, dance and music. She is a Royal Society of Literature Fellow and a resident writer at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Her previous theatre work includes \u003ci\u003eA History of Water in the Middle East, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eChef \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDry Ice\u003c\/i\u003e. Sabrina has edited the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSmashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art \u0026amp; Making It Happen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoems From a Green and Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlanet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write\u003c\/i\u003e and she is an essay contributor to the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44407162339565,"sku":"9781472282507","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b7f6e36a-a6be-4d32-a871-5a9b8f77930c.jpg?v=1699723368","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/these-bodies-of-water-a-personal-history-of-the-british-empire-in-the-middle-east-9781472282507","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}