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Mapping Arab Women´s Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within
Pernille Arenfeldt (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Arenfeldt, Assistant Professor of History Pernille (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates); Golley, Associate Professor of Critical Theory and Women's Studies Nawar Al (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates). Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 886.
This pioneering collection of analyses focuses on the ideologies and activities of formal women's organizations and informal women's groups across a range of Arab countries. With contributions on Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arab diaspora in the United States, Mapping Arab Women's Movements contributes to delineating similarities and differences between historical and contemporary efforts toward greater gender justice. The authors explore the origins of women's movements, trace their development during the past century, and address the impact of counter-movements, alliances, and international collaborations within the region and beyond, providing accessible accounts ... Read more
This pioneering collection of analyses focuses on the ideologies and activities of formal women's organizations and informal women's groups across a range of Arab countries. With contributions on Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arab diaspora in the United States, Mapping Arab Women's Movements contributes to delineating similarities and differences between historical and contemporary efforts toward greater gender justice. The authors explore the origins of women's movements, trace their development during the past century, and address the impact of counter-movements, alliances, and international collaborations within the region and beyond, providing accessible accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774164989
SKU
V9789774164989
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About Pernille Arenfeldt (Ed.)
Pernille Arenfeldt is assistant professor of history at the American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates). Her research and teaching interests are centered on early modern Europe and the modern/contemporary history of the Arabian Gulf, with a particular focus on gender-related questions. Nawar Al-Hassan Golley is associate professor of critical theory and women's studies at the American University ... Read more
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