Women in Agriculture in the Middle East

Zusatztext 'An excellent and detailed book...This is Middle Eastern feminism in practice! without being entangled in heavy theory.' Dr Aref Abu-Rabia! Ben-Gurion University! Israel 'The authors demonstrate the importance of enhancing regional collaboration and peaceful cooperation in project development implementation. In addition the introductory and concluding chapters provide a strong example of the role feminist analysts can have in interdisciplinary analysis of the gendered division of labour and women's roles in national economies.' Dr Arlene Dallalfar! Lesley University! USA '...an authoritative account...the book is an excellent read...' Experimental Agriculture Informationen zum Autor Pnina Motzafi-Haller is a social anthropologist! and senior lecturer and researcher at the Blaustein Institute for Desert Research! Ben Gurion University! Israel. Zusammenfassung Based on a collaborative research project - an exciting fruit of the region's peace process - this book provides an in-depth examination and comparison of women's participation in agricultural production in four Middle-Eastern countries: Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introducing gender into a regional agricultural development project in the Middle East: professional and political challenges! Pnina Motzafi-Haller; Women in agriculture in Jordan! Laith Al-Rousan; Women in agricultural production in the Palestinian authority! Rema Hammami; A critical assessment of research on gender in the Israeli rural sector! Pnina Motzafi-Haller; Gender and agriculture in Egypt! Zeinab El-Tobshy; An annotated bibliography on women and development in Egypt! Zeinab El-Tobshy; Conclusions: the politics of producing knowledge in development - gender in rural production! Pnina Motzafi-Haller; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Pnina Motzafi-Haller
• Assisted by: Author Pnina Motzafi-Haller (Editor), Pnina Motzafi-Haller (Editor), Professor Pnina Motzafi-Haller (Editor), Motzafi-Haller Pnina (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138277434
• ISBN: 978-1-138-27743-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning; Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Human Geography, Agribusiness and primary industries, Primary industries