Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa
- Format
- Bog, hardback
- Engelsk
- 266 sider
- Indgår i serie
Normalpris
Medlemspris
- Du sparer kr. 60,00
- Fri fragt
-
Leveringstid: 7-9 Hverdage (Sendes fra fjernlager) Forventet levering: 12-03-2026
- Kan pakkes ind og sendes som gave
Beskrivelse
This concise, content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present.Recent research shows that women in the Middle East and North Africa have played much larger roles in society than previously acknowledged. Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa explores these roles from both historical and contemporary perspectives, describing and analyzing the lives of women in the regions from the advent of Islam through contemporary times.The book begins with an introduction that examines the pre-Islamic Middle East and North Africa. The balance of the chapters are organized thematically and provide detailed country studies for 19 nations. Chapters discuss work, law, religion, family, politics, and culture, exploring the changes women have undergone over a period of roughly 1,500 years.A chronology of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa encompassing work, religion, family, law, politics, and culture from pre-Islamic to contemporary timesPhotographs illustrating various aspects of women's lives in the regionA selected bibliography including contemporary articles on new topics in women's researchA brief glossary of key terms such as abaya, sharia, and mahr
Detaljer
- SprogEngelsk
- Sidetal266
- Udgivelsesdato09-04-2010
- ISBN139780313362408
- Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- FormatHardback
Størrelse og vægt
10 cm
Anmeldelser
Vær den første!
Findes i disse kategorier...
- Fagbøger
- Andre fagbøger
- Samfund og samfundsvidenskab
- Samfund og kultur: generelt
- Sociale grupper
- Kønsstudier og kønsgrupper
- Kønsstudier: kvinder og piger
- Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa
- Fagbøger
- Andre fagbøger
- Historie og arkæologi
- Historie
- Historie: specielle begivenheder og emner
- Socialhistorie og kulturhistorie
- Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa
- Fagbøger
- Sundhed, relationer og personlig udvikling
- Familie og sundhed
- Familie og relationer: råd og vejledning
- Sex og seksualitet: råd og vejledning
- Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa