| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 407 pages). |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of women in the world |
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Historical dictionaries of women in the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touching upon religious themes such as Sharia laws, Islamic marriage, divorce, and inheritance practices. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Bibliography; About the Author. |
| Summary |
The Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has over 400 cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touching upon religious themes such as Sharia laws, Islamic marriage, divorce, and inheritance practices. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the culture and history of women in the Middle. |
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Women -- Middle East -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Women -- Africa, North -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Women -- Africa, North -- History.
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Women -- Middle East -- History.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Africa, North. (OCoLC)fst01239515
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Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Women in the Middle East and North Africa |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013 9780810868588 (DLC) 2012029757 |
| ISBN |
9780810870864 (electronic bk.) |
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081087086X (electronic bk.) |
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