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Veiled Employment: Islamism and the Political Economy of Women's Employment in Iran (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
Roksana Bahramitash
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Hardcover. women's employment and issues related to poverty in Iran Editor(s): Bahramitash, Roksana; Esfahani, Hadi Salehi. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 360 pages, 63 tables, 16 figures, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSR2; KCFM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
This collection explores a wide range of issues surrounding women’s employment in Iran, tracing it’s evolution during the past five decades. Contributors address the influence of globlalization, the presence of an informal sector, and the accelerating trend in the size and diversity of the female workforce. Together these essays offer a nuanced and complex picture of Iranian women in the workplace, one that emphasizes the ways in which women have challenged Islamism to become agents of social transformation rather than victims of religious fundamentalism.
This collection explores a wide range of issues surrounding women’s employment in Iran, tracing it’s evolution during the past five decades. Contributors address the influence of globlalization, the presence of an informal sector, and the accelerating trend in the size and diversity of the female workforce. Together these essays offer a nuanced and complex picture of Iranian women in the workplace, one that emphasizes the ways in which women have challenged Islamism to become agents of social transformation rather than victims of religious fundamentalism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815632139
SKU
V9780815632139
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About Roksana Bahramitash
Roksana Bahramitash is Research Director of the Chair of Islam, Pluralism, and Globalization at the University of Montreal. Hadi Salehi Esfahani is professor of economics and director of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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