Negotiating Development in Muslim Societies - Gendered Spaces and Translocal Connections

Informationen zum Autor Gudrun Lachenmann is a professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Sociology of Development, and Research Centre, Bielefeld University. Petra Dannecker is professor for global studies and development sociology at the Faculty of Sociology, Project International Development, at Vienna University, Austria. Klappentext Through networking and globalized modes of interaction and communication, women's organizations in Muslim countries negotiate global development concepts such as human rights and gender equality, thereby differentiating and reconstructing local visions of muslim society and popularizing new gender concepts. This comparative study highlights the diversity of Islamic identities and Muslim women's concepts of development, particularly regarding gender constructs.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Petra Dannecker, Dannecker Petra, Gudrun Lachenmann, Gudrun/ Dannecker Lachenmann, Lachenmann Gudrun
• Con la collaborazione di: Petra Dannecker (Editore), Gudrun Lachenmann (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9780739126202
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2620-2
• Pagine: 270
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Social groups, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Gender studies: women & girls