| Description |
xvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Women and change in the developing world |
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Women and change in the developing world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Revolution, Islamization, and Women in Iran. Afghanistan: The Saur Revolution and Women's Rights. Revolution, State-Building, and Women -- 4. Women, Patriarchy, and the Changing Family. The Patriarchal Society and the Extended Household. The Neopatriarchal State and Personal Status Laws. The Middle Eastern Muslim Family. The Demographic Transition and the Family. Social Change and the Family: The Significance of Education -- 5. Islamist Movements and Women's Responses. Causes and Social Bases of Islamist Movements. Gharbzadegi: Problematics of Class and Gender. Personal Status Laws and the Control of Women. Women and Islamist Movements: Some Cases. Conclusions: Women's Responses to Islamist Movements -- 6. Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Inequality, Accommodation, Resistance. Ideological Images of Women and the Sex/Gender System. Contradictions of the Islamist Discourse. Population, Sex Ratio, Fertility. Literacy and Education. Employment. |
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Fertility, Education, and Employment: The Connections. Development Imperatives and Ideological Contradictions. Empowerment of Islamist Women -- 7. Women and Social Change in Afghanistan. Afghan Social Structure and Its Implications for Women. Afghanistan: Prototype of a Weak State. Early Reforms Concerning Women. Characteristics of Afghan Patriarchy. The PDPA and Women's Rights. Internationalized Civil Conflict. From Revolution to Reconciliation. The Afghan Women's Council. The Democratic Youth Organization. Health. Literacy Drives. Women in the Refugee Camps -- 8. Conclusion: All That Is Solid Is Melting into Air. |
| Subject |
Women -- Middle East -- Social conditions.
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Muslim women -- Middle East -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Middle East -- Economic conditions.
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Muslim women -- Middle East -- Economic conditions.
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| Indexed Term |
Society Role of Women |
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Middle East |
| ISBN |
1555873464 alkaline paper $35.00 (est.) |
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9781555873462 alkaline paper |
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1555873545 paperback alkaline paper $16.95 (est.) |
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9781555873547 paperback alkaline paper |
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