The Arab State and Women's Rights : the Trap of Authoritarian Governance.

Addressing the question of why the modern Arab state has repeatedly turned away from any serious attempt to modernize the laws governing the family sphere, this book explores the issue of gender rights for Arab women and why they are often discriminated against in their private lives by the state.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manea, Elham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Temas:
Women's rights > Arab countries > Case studies.
Women > Arab countries > Social conditions > Case studies.
Femmes > Droits > États arabes > Études de cas.
Femmes > États arabes > Conditions sociales > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Women > Social conditions
Women's rights
Arab countries
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; The Arab State andWomen's Rights; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and tables; List of Interviewees; Acknowledgments; Prelude; Part I: Theoretical framework; 1. Suffrage rights versus personal status rights in Arab states; Introduction; 2. State and gender politics in comparative politics and Middle East studies; 2.1 Comparative politics; 2.2 Middle East area studies; 3. The Arab authoritarian state and women's rights: A framework for analysis; 3.1 Arab state formation, lack of legitimacy, and the traditional base of power.

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