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Gulf Women
Amira El Azhary Sonbol
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Description for Gulf Women
Paperback. This collection of essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world and is of relevance to Muslim women everywhere. Editor(s): Sonbol, Amira El-Azhary. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
This groundbreaking collection of essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world and is of relevance to Muslim women everywhere. Featuring research never published before, Gulf Women is the result of a project aimed at finding sources and studying the history of women in the region. The chapters cover ancient history and the medieval, early modern, and contemporary periods. Presenting discourses on the life of women in early Islam, women’s work and the diversity of their economic contribution, the family—and how it changed over time—as well as the legal system and laws dealing ... Read more
This groundbreaking collection of essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world and is of relevance to Muslim women everywhere. Featuring research never published before, Gulf Women is the result of a project aimed at finding sources and studying the history of women in the region. The chapters cover ancient history and the medieval, early modern, and contemporary periods. Presenting discourses on the life of women in early Islam, women’s work and the diversity of their economic contribution, the family—and how it changed over time—as well as the legal system and laws dealing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633099
SKU
V9780815633099
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Ref
99-99
About Amira El Azhary Sonbol
Amira El-Azhary Sonbol specialises in the history of modern Egypt, Islamic history and law, women, and gender and Islam, and is the author of several books including Women, the Family and Divorce Laws in Islamic History and Beyond the Exotic: Muslim Women's Histories. Professor Sonbol is editor of HAWWA: The Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic ... Read more
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