Secularism, gender, and the state in the Middle East : the Egyptian women's movement /

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A considerable literature has been devoted to the study of Islamic activism. By contrast, Nadje Al-Ali's book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in Egypt. In so doing, it challenges stereotypical images o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2000.
Series:Cambridge Middle East studies ; 14.
Subjects:
Feminism > Egypt.
Secularism > Egypt.
Islam and secularism > Egypt.
Féminisme > Égypte.
Islam et laïcité > Égypte.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminism.
Islam and secularism.
Secularism.
Frauenbewegung
Säkularismus
Islam
Egypt.
Ägypten
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Up against conceptual frameworks: post-orientalism, occidentalism and presentations of the self
  • 2. Contextualizing the Egyptian women's movement
  • 3. Self and generation: formative experiences of Egyptian women activists
  • 4. Secularism: challenging neo-orientalism and 'his-stories'
  • 5. From words to deeds: priorities and projects of contemporary activists
  • 6. mirror of political culture in Egypt: divisions and debates among women activists
  • Conclusion: 'standing on shifting ground'.

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