Gender and violence in the Middle East /

This book examines the issue of gender and violence in the Middle East and North Africa. Drawing on case studies across the region, the authors examine the historical, cultural, religious, social, legal and political factors affecting the issue.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ennaji, Moha, Sadiqi, Fatima
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series ; 4.
Temas:
Women > Violence against > Middle East.
Women > Violence against > Africa, North.
Sex discrimination against men > Middle East.
Sex discrimination against men > Africa, North.
Patriarchy > Middle East.
Patriarchy > Africa, North.
Sex role > Middle East.
Sex role > Africa, North.
Femmes > Violence envers > Afrique du Nord.
Discrimination à l'égard des hommes > Afrique du Nord.
Patriarcat (Sociologie) > Afrique du Nord.
Rôle selon le sexe > Afrique du Nord.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Patriarchy
Sex discrimination against men
Sex role
Women > Violence against
North Africa
Middle East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conceptualization and theoretical background
  • Feminist anthropological perspectives on violence
  • Armed conflict and gender-based violence
  • Counter-narratives of Palestinian women : the construction of her-story and the politics of fear
  • Gender, youth and institutional support in the occupied Palestinian territories
  • Impact of armed conflict on gender roles in Lebanon
  • Politics, war, and violence against women in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • War and gender in Bathist Iraq
  • Violence against Afghan women : tradition, religion, conflict, and war
  • Religious and social violence against women
  • Religious-based violence against women, and feminist responses : Iran, Afghanistan, and Algeria
  • Strategy in the battles over her : Islamism and secularism
  • Violence during pregnancy in Jordan : its prevalence and associated risk and protective factors
  • Gender-based discrimination and legal reform
  • Legal reforms on violence against women in Turkey : best practices
  • Violence against women in Morocco : advances, contentions, and strategies to combat it
  • Language, sexual harassment and media
  • Gendered language use, hierarchization of linguistic space and state building
  • Dismantling the discourses of war : Palestinian women filmmakers address violence.

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