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Azeri women in transition : women in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan /
This study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan. Focussing on a group of professional w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2002.
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| Colección: | Central Asia research forum series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan. Focussing on a group of professional women in Baku, it provides insight into the impact of the Soviet system on the position of Azeri women, their conceptions of femininity and the significant changes brought about by the post-Soviet transition to a market economy and growing western influence. Also explored are the ways in which local. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136871771 1136871772 9781315029498 1315029499 9781136871849 1136871845 1136871705 9781136871702 |