Live and die like a man : gender dynamics in urban Egypt /

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Watching the revolution of January 2011, the world saw Egyptians, men and women, come together to fight for freedom and social justice. These events gave renewed urgency to the fraught topic of gender in the Middle East. The role of women in public life, the meaning of manhood, and the future of gen...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ghannam, Farha, 1963- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]
Sujets:
Since 1981
Masculinity > Egypt.
Men > Socialization > Egypt.
Sex role > Egypt.
Social norms.
Masculinité > Égypte.
Hommes > Socialisation > Égypte.
Rôle selon le sexe > Égypte.
Normes sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Masculinity
Men > Socialization
Sex role
Social conditions
Social norms
Egypt > Social conditions > 1981-
Égypte > Conditions sociales > 1981-
Egypt
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Watching the revolution of January 2011, the world saw Egyptians, men and women, come together to fight for freedom and social justice. These events gave renewed urgency to the fraught topic of gender in the Middle East. The role of women in public life, the meaning of manhood, and the future of gender inequalities are hotly debated by religious figures, government officials, activists, scholars, and ordinary citizens throughout Egypt. Live and Die Like a Man presents a unique twist on traditional understandings of gender and gender roles, shifting the attention to men and explorin.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 222 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and index.
ISBN:0804787913
9780804787918

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