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Women of Jordan : Islam, labor & the law /

Sonbol (Islamic history, society, and law, Georgetown U.) presents 12 chapters discussing the spectrum of legal and work-related obstacles faced by women, both in the past and in the present, in Jordan. Chapters include women's role in the world of work in Jordan historically and in contemporar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sonbol, Amira El Azhary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Women in Jordan today
  • Background: Qadis, ʻAshaỉr, and modern law
  • Women's history and work
  • Women and work in Jordan today
  • Laws of guardianship and the construction of gender
  • Marriage, obedience, and work
  • Honor crimes
  • Regarding work and the modern Jordanian woman
  • Conclusion: What next?