ISBN:
9781848131064
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1848131062
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1280833017
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9781280833014
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9781848137127
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 292 Seiten)
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DDC:
305.48/892756700904
Keywords:
1900 - 1999
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Geschichte 1900-2000
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Geschichte 1948-2006
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
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Social history
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Women
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Women and war
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Women / Social conditions
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Vrouwen
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Sociaal-economische situatie
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Frau
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Soziale Situation
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Frau
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Geschichte
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Sozialgeschichte
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Women History
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Women Social conditions 20th century
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Women and war History
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Soziale Situation
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Frau
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Irak
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Irak
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Erlebnisbericht
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Irak
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Frau
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Soziale Situation
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Geschichte 1948-2006
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Introduction -- - Living in the diaspora -- - Living with the revolution -- - Living with the Ba'th -- - Living with wars on many fronts -- - Living with war and sanctions -- - Living with the occupation -- - Conclusion
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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
