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Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies: Patriarchy, Islamism and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
Zahia Smail Salhi
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Description for Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies: Patriarchy, Islamism and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
Hardback. Public violence by the state in the MENA region often dominates headlines, but gender-based violence in both public and private forms is often ignored. This book is a wide range of examples of gender-based violence across the region, demonstrating that such violence is diverse in intensity and in the processes by which it is addressed. Editor(s): Salhi, Zahia Smail. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFE; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
As a result of the uprisings that spread across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and 2011, the issue of state public violence against both men and women dominated the headlines. But gender-based violence, in both its public and private forms, has for the most part remained unnoticed and is often ignored. The forms that this kind of violence can take are influenced by cultural norms and religious beliefs, as well as economic and political circumstances. In 'Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies', violence is perceived not only as physical harm, but includes various forms of ... Read more
As a result of the uprisings that spread across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and 2011, the issue of state public violence against both men and women dominated the headlines. But gender-based violence, in both its public and private forms, has for the most part remained unnoticed and is often ignored. The forms that this kind of violence can take are influenced by cultural norms and religious beliefs, as well as economic and political circumstances. In 'Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies', violence is perceived not only as physical harm, but includes various forms of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780765303
SKU
V9781780765303
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About Zahia Smail Salhi
Zahia Smail Salhi is Professor of Modern Arabic Studies in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester.
Reviews for Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies: Patriarchy, Islamism and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
This insightful, trans-disciplinary book highlights the violence against women which has emerged through continuing patriarchy and the rise of Islamism and Sharia-based family codes in the last few decades within the Middle East and North Africa. This wide-ranging volume highlights women's lived experiences of violence from within the family and its relationalities to the impacts of communities and that of ... Read more