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Gender in contemporary Iran : pushing the boundaries /

This book examines gender and the transformation of contemporary Iran.Ïn particular it documents the changes in women's lives, challenging the idea that the revolution put back the clock for women and showingḧow they have now become agents of social change rather than victims.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bahramitash, Roksana, 1956-, Hooglund, Eric J. (Eric James), 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Iranian studies (London, England) ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Authority, modernity and gender-relevant legislation in Iran / Louise Halper
  • 2. Gendering Shi'ism in post-revolutionary Iran / Azadeh Kian
  • 3. Women and social protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam
  • 4. Exploring women's experience of higher education and the changing nature of gender relations in Iran / Goli M. Rezai-Rashti
  • 5. Exclusionary cartographies: gender liberation and the Iranian blogosphere / Niki Akhavan
  • 6. Areas of Iranian women's voice and influence / Jaleh Taheri
  • 7. Post-revolutionary Iranian youth: the case of Qom and the new culture of ambivalence / Farhad Khosrokhavar
  • 8. Changing attitudes among women in rural Iran / Eric Hooglund
  • 9. Women's employment trends: advance or retreat? / Shala Kazemipour
  • 10. Extra legal/informal settlements: does gender matter? / Zohreh Fanni
  • 11. Iran within a regional context: socio-demographic transformations and effects on women's status / Elhum Haghighat-Sordellini.