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Resistance, Revolt, and Gender Justice in Egypt (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)
Mariz Tadros
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Hardcover. Charts the arc of the Egyptian women's movement, capturing the changing dynamics of gender activism over the course of two decades. Tadros explores the interface between feminist movements, Islamist forces, and three regime ruptures in the battle over women's status in Egyptian society and politics. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
On December 20, 2011, Egyptian women of all ages and backgrounds—urban and rural, working class and upper class—came out in force to Cairo’s Tahrir Square in one of the largest uprisings in the country’s history. The demonstrators gathered as citizens and likewise as women demanding social change and the right to gender equality. The size and impact of that uprising underscore the vital importance of women activists to what became known as the Arab Spring.
In Resistance, Revolt, and Gender Justice in Egypt, Tadros charts the arc of the Egyptian women’s movement, capturing the changing dynamics of gender ... Read more
On December 20, 2011, Egyptian women of all ages and backgrounds—urban and rural, working class and upper class—came out in force to Cairo’s Tahrir Square in one of the largest uprisings in the country’s history. The demonstrators gathered as citizens and likewise as women demanding social change and the right to gender equality. The size and impact of that uprising underscore the vital importance of women activists to what became known as the Arab Spring.
In Resistance, Revolt, and Gender Justice in Egypt, Tadros charts the arc of the Egyptian women’s movement, capturing the changing dynamics of gender ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815634614
SKU
V9780815634614
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About Mariz Tadros
Mariz Tadros is a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, USA. She is the author of The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt: Democracy Redefined or Confined?
Reviews for Resistance, Revolt, and Gender Justice in Egypt (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)
Tadros’s study of the Egyptian women’s movement following 2011 explains its ‘red lines’ while providing rich and nuanced empirical analysis of the women’s movement’s organizational, ideological, and legal challenges.""—Diane Singerman, editor of Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space, and Global Modernity ""An important contribution to the literature on women’ s movements in the Arab world as well as to theoretical ... Read more