The ideal refugees : gender, Islam, and the Sahrawi politics of survival /

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Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarized and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature: uniquely secular and democratic spaces, and characterized by gender equality. Drawing on extensive research with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
Temas:
Since 1975
Sahrawi (African people)
Internally displaced persons > Western Sahara.
Women refugees > Western Sahara.
Women > Political activity > Western Sahara.
Islam and politics > Western Sahara.
Refugee camps > Western Sahara.
Sahraouis.
Personnes déplacées dans leur pays > Sahara occidental.
Réfugiées > Sahara occidental.
Femmes > Activité politique > Sahara occidental.
Camps de réfugiés > Sahara occidental.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > Middle Eastern.
Internally displaced persons
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Refugee camps
Women > Political activity
Women refugees
Western Sahara > Politics and government > 1975-
Sahara occidental > Politique et gouvernement > 1975-
Western Sahara
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the "ideal" refugees
  • Engendering the colonial encounter
  • The Sahrawi refugee camps : international and solidarity networks
  • Emerging discourse : concealing Islam
  • Secular sisters, Muslim others, and the politics of survival
  • Discursive silences, "ideal women", and directing aid
  • Conclusion.

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