The notion of old boundaries and new frontiers posits the present as a time of change for women in the Arab world. Under the headings of gender discourses, women's work and development, politics and power, and gender roles and relations, a distinguished group of feminist scholars address Arab women's changing lives. Contents include: Judith E. Tucker, Introduction; Barbara F. Stowasser, Women's Issues in Modern Islamic Thought; Mervat Hatem, Toward the Development of Post-Islamist and Post-Nationalist Feminist Discourses in ...
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The notion of old boundaries and new frontiers posits the present as a time of change for women in the Arab world. Under the headings of gender discourses, women's work and development, politics and power, and gender roles and relations, a distinguished group of feminist scholars address Arab women's changing lives. Contents include: Judith E. Tucker, Introduction; Barbara F. Stowasser, Women's Issues in Modern Islamic Thought; Mervat Hatem, Toward the Development of Post-Islamist and Post-Nationalist Feminist Discourses in the Middle East; Julie M. Peteet, Authenticity and Gender: The Presentation of Culture; Margaret L. Meriwether, Women and Economic Change in Nineteenth-Century Syria: The Case of Aleppo; Evelyn Aleene Early, Getting It Together: Baladi Egyptian Businesswomen; Souad Dajani, Palestinian Women under Israeli Occupation: Implications for Development; Margot Badran, Independent Women: More Than a Century of Feminism in Egypt; and, Sondra Hale, Transforming Culture or Fostering Second-Hand Consciousness Women's Front; Organizations and Revolutionary Parties - The Sudan Case. The contents also include: Rosemary Sayigh, Palestinian Women and Politics in Lebanon; Judith E. Tucker, The Arab Family in History: therness and the Study of the Family; Susan Schaefer Davis, Changing Gender Relations in a Moroccan Town; and, Evelyne Accad, Rebellion, Maturity, and the Social Context: Arab Women's Special Contribution to Literature.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780253207760.
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Very Good. Indiana Series In Arab And Islamic Studies; 264 pages; Very Good overall condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings. Minor smudges to exterior edge of pages.; -We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
