ISBN:
1280833017
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1848131062
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9781280833014
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9781848131064
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xii, 292 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
DDC:
305.48/892756700904
Keywords:
Women History
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Iraq
;
Women Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Iraq
;
Women and war History
;
Iraq
;
Iraq Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Iraq
;
Irak
;
Electronic books History
Abstract:
Nadje Al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions which have dominated debates about Iraqi women, bringing a much needed gender perspective to bear on the central political issue of our time. She traces the political history of Iraq from post-colonial independence, to the emergence of a women?s movement in the 1950s and Saddam Hussein?s early policy of state feminism. The book also discusses the increases in social conservatism, domestic violence and prostitution, and shows that, far from being passive victims, Iraqi women have been, and continue to be, key political actors. Following the i
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
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