Women in Iraq : Past Meets Present /

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Noga Efrati outlines the first social and political history of women in Iraq during the periods of British occupation and the British-backed Hashimite monarchy (1917-1958). She traces the harsh and long-lasting implications of British state building on Iraqi women, particularly their legal and polit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Efrati, Noga (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Feminism > Iraq > History.
Women > Iraq > Social conditions.
Women's rights > Iraq > History.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction.The Historical Setting
  • 1. Occupation, Monarchy, and Customary Law: Tribalizing Women
  • 2. Family Law as a Site of Struggle and Subordination
  • 3. Politics, Election Law, and Exclusion
  • 4. Gender Discourse and Discontent: Activism Unraveled
  • 5. Challenging the Government's Gender Discourse
  • Epilogue. Past Meets Present
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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