Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa

Informationen zum Autor Ruth Margolies Beitler, Angelica R. Martinez Klappentext This concise, content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present. Recent research shows that women in the Middle East and North Africa have played much larger roles in society than previously acknowledged. Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa explores these roles from both historical and contemporary perspectives, describing and analyzing the lives of women in the regions from the advent of Islam through contemporary times.The book begins with an introduction that examines the pre-Islamic Middle East and North Africa. The balance of the chapters are organized thematically and provide detailed country studies for 19 nations. Chapters discuss work, law, religion, family, politics, and culture, exploring the changes women have undergone over a period of roughly 1,500 years. Zusammenfassung This concise! content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present. Recent research shows that women in the Middle East and North Africa have played much larger roles in society than previously acknowledged. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Introduction Chronology 1. Women and Work 2. Women and Family 3. Women and Religion 4. Women and the Law 5. Women and Politics 6. Women and Culture Glossary Selected Bibliography Index

About the author

Ruth Margolies Beitler, PhD, is professor of comparative politics at the United States Military Academy, West Point, USA. She is coauthor of Greenwood's Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Beitler, Ruth Margolies Beitler, Beitler Ruth Margolies, Angelica Martinez, Angelica R. Martinez, Martinez Angelica R.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2010
• EAN: 9780313362408
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36240-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Women's Roles Through History; Women's Roles through History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Middle East, Gender studies: women, North Africa, Gender studies: women and girls, Women's Studies