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The politics of female circumcision in Egypt : gender, sexuality and the construction of identity /
"The percentage of women aged 15-49 in Egypt who have undergone the procedure of female circumcision, or genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) stands at 91%, according to the latest research carried out by UNICEF. Female circumcision has become a global political minefield with 'Western'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, NY :
I.B. Tauris,
2016.
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| Colección: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
170. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover; Author biography; Endorsements; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction Female Circumcision in Modern Cairo; 1. The Politics of 'Female Genital Mutilation' in Egypt; 2. Women's Voices; 3. Moral Sexuality: Creating Female Subjects as Wives and Mothers; 4. Bearing the Pain: The Moral Lesson of Womanhood; 5. The Continuous Making of Pure Womanhood: Cooking, Depilating and Circumcising; 6. Concluding Discussion: The Embeddedness of Female Circumcision; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index