UID:
almafu_9959235674202883
Format:
1 online resource (305 p.)
ISBN:
1-350-22085-X
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1-84813-712-5
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1-84813-106-2
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1-280-83301-7
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9786610833016
Series Statement:
History Reference Center
Content:
Nadje Sadig Al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions dominating debates about Iraqi women, bringing a gender perspective to bear on the central political issue of our time. Based on life stories and oral histories of Iraqi women, this book traces the history of Iraq from post-colonial independence to the emergence of a women's movement in the 1950s; from Saddam Hussein's early policy of state feminism to the turn towards greater social conservatism triggered by war and sanctions. Far from being passive victims, Iraqi women have been, and continue to be, key social and political actors. Al-Ali analyses the impact, following the invasion, of occupation and Islamist movements on women's lives, and argues that US-led calls for liberation have produced a greater backlash against Iraqi women.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Introduction --
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Living in the diaspora --
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Living with the revolution --
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Living with the Ba'th --
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Living with wars on many fronts --
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Living with war and sanctions --
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Living with the occupation --
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Conclusion.
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Also published in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84277-745-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84277-744-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
DOI:
10.5040/9781350220850
