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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press,
2003.
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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?