TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moghadam,Valentine M.
TI  - Modernizing women: gender and social change in the Middle East 
SN  - 9781588269331 :
AV  - HQ1726.5 .M64 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boulder
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
KW  - Women
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-308) and index
N2  - Moghadam (sociology, international affairs, Northeastern University) studies the nature of social change in the region, the impact of that change on women's legal status and social positions, and women's responses to and involvement in changes processes; she also deals with constructions of gender during periods of social and political change. An overview chapter offers a historical context for nationalism and women, revolutions and women's rights, and Islamist movements and family law. Later chapters examine globalization and women's economic citizenship, patriarchy in crisis, and gender and war in Palestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq. One chapter is devoted to gender and the Islamic state in Iran. Reflecting the many recent changes in the region, this third edition includes new chapters on the Arab Spring and women's rights activism, and new emphasis on the impacts of globalization and democracy. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ER  -