UID:
almafu_9959202088602883
Format:
1 online resource (271 p.)
ISBN:
1-5013-0086-5
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1-283-06666-1
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9786613066664
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1-4411-0516-6
Content:
Women and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran looks at the rise and role of female activism in Iran since the 1979 Revolution.Since 1979 women have played a decisive role in elections and assumed political posts. This study assesses this role as well as the impact of domestic and international policies on women's activism, highlighting the contradictions between politics and religion within the Islamic Republic. It also seeks to evaluate political and economic developments and the transformations in civil society, including the development of a gender conscious society. Women and Politics
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction - A Female Awakening through a Century of Trouble -- Chapter 2 - The Revolutionary Century Through the Eyes and Lives of Women -- Chapter 3 - Khomeini: The Paradox and Politics of Religion -- Chapter 4 - Defining and Redefining Activist Women -- Chapter 5 - Rafsanjani: Road to Reform -- Chapter 6 - Khatami: The Momentum and Challenge of Reform -- Chapter 7 - Ahmadinejad: Claim Making and Stagnating Reform -- Conclusion - The Circles of Confrontation, Conciliation and Contradition -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements.
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Also issued in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4411-9214-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4411-9734-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781501300868
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