A spring aborted : how authoritarianism violates women's rights in the Arab world /

The Arab Spring uprisings were not about gender; these were uprisings demanding rights for all. Yet, they presented a rare opportunity for women to let themselves be heard. And, from being some of the most memorable and lasting leaders of these revolutionary protests, female activists were particula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sidani, Yusuf (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2019]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Emerald points.
Temas:
Since 2010
Authoritarianism > Social aspects > Arab countries.
Women political activists > Arab countries.
Arab Spring, 2010- > Social aspects.
Autoritarisme > Aspect social > États arabes.
Femmes activistes > États arabes.
Printemps arabe, 2010-2011 > Aspect social.
Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship.
Political Science > Political Ideologies > Fascism & Totalitarianism.
Social aspects
Women political activists
Arab countries
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  • Front Cover; A SPRING ABORTED: How Authoritarianism Violates Women's Rights in the Arab World; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Women of the Arab Spring: Violence against Women as a Means of Political Repression; 1.1. April 10, 2019 | Khartoum, Sudan; 1.2. March 9, 2011 | Cairo, Egypt; 1.3. July 7, 2011 | Homs, Syria; 1.4. October 15, 2010, Sanáa, Yemen; 1.5. December 17, 2010 | Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia; Chapter 2 Why the Arab Spring?; 2.1. Freedom Deficits; 2.2. Economic Shortages; 2.3. Why Women Revolted?; 2.4. Why Women Lag Behind?; 2.5. Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Women, Honor, and Sexual Violence3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Women and Honor in Arab Culture; 3.3. Aspects of Sexual Violence; 3.3.1. Premeditated and Ordered from Above; 3.3.2. Blaming the Victim; 3.3.3. Impunity and Lack of Accountability; 3.4. Hierarchical Cultures and Sexual Violence; 3.5. Authoritarianism; 3.6. Conclusion; Chapter 4 Feminism and the Arab Spring; 4.1. Bouthaina Shaaban; 4.1.1. Shaaban's Social and Political Thought; 4.1.2. Speaking on Behalf of the Regime; 4.1.3. Shaaban and the Arab Spring; 4.2. Nawal El-Saadawi; 4.2.1. El-Saadawi and the Arab Spring
  • 4.3. ConclusionChapter 5 "Arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"?; 5.1. The So-called "Arab Spring"; 5.2. Women and the Arab Spring; 5.3. So Who Hijacked the Arab Spring?; Appendix: Arab Spring Timeline; Notes; References; Index
  • 1. Women of the Arab Spring: Violence against women as a means of political repression
  • 2. Why the Arab Spring?
  • 3. Women, honor, and sexual violence
  • 4. Feminism and the Arab Spring
  • 5. "arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"?

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