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29%OFFFatma Muge Gocek (Ed.) - Reconstructing Gender in Middle East: Tradition, Identity, and Power - 9780231101233 - V9780231101233
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Reconstructing Gender in Middle East: Tradition, Identity, and Power

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Description for Reconstructing Gender in Middle East: Tradition, Identity, and Power Paperback. A collection of essays which questions long-standing stereotypes about the traditional subordination of women in the Middle East. It offers an exploration of tradition, identity, and power in different parts of the Middle East. Editor(s): Gocek, Fatma Muge; Balaghi, Shiva. Num Pages: 233 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Employing a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on gender relations, "Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East" questions long-standing stereotypes about the traditional subordination of women in the region. With essays on gender construction in Iran, Turkey, Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, this collection offers a wide-ranging exploration of tradition, identity, and power in different parts of the Middle East. Seeking to overcome monolithic Western notions of women's life in "the traditional society," the essays in Part I reexamine the assumption that such societies leave little room for female participation. Part II focuses on the reconstruction of identities by women ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231101233
SKU
V9780231101233
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