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Militant Women of a Fragile Nation (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
Malek Abisaab
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Hardcover. Takes a gendered approach to labor conflicts, anticolonial struggles, and citizenship in modern Lebanon. Challenging the assumptions about culturally inscribed roles for Middle Eastern women, this book highlights traditions of public activism and militancy among rural women that are in turn adapted to the spaces of the French Tobacco Monopoly. Series: Beyond Dominant Paradigms in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
In ""Militant Women of a Fragile Nation"", Malek Abisaab takes a gendered approach to labor conflicts, anticolonial struggles, and citizenship in modern Lebanon. The author traces the conditions and experiences of women workers at the French Tobacco Monopoly. Challenging the prevailing assumptions about culturally inscribed roles for Middle Eastern women, the book highlights traditions of public activism and militancy among rural women that are in turn adapted to the spaces of the factory. Women employed distinct strategies involving kinship, sectarian, gender, and class ties to enhance their work conditions and social benefits. Drawing on extensive ethnographic data, the author convincingly ... Read more
In ""Militant Women of a Fragile Nation"", Malek Abisaab takes a gendered approach to labor conflicts, anticolonial struggles, and citizenship in modern Lebanon. The author traces the conditions and experiences of women workers at the French Tobacco Monopoly. Challenging the prevailing assumptions about culturally inscribed roles for Middle Eastern women, the book highlights traditions of public activism and militancy among rural women that are in turn adapted to the spaces of the factory. Women employed distinct strategies involving kinship, sectarian, gender, and class ties to enhance their work conditions and social benefits. Drawing on extensive ethnographic data, the author convincingly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Beyond Dominant Paradigms in the Middle East
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815632122
SKU
V9780815632122
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About Malek Abisaab
Malek Abisaab is assistant professor of history at McGill University. He has published numerous articles on the subject of gender and the Middle East.
Reviews for Militant Women of a Fragile Nation (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
"A work of immense importance....It is an unparalleled account of the role of women in labor in the construction of the modern Lebanese state." - Irene Gendzier, Boston University"