| Women, the State, and Political Liberalization: Middle Eastern and North African Experiences Contributor(s): Brand, Laurie (Author) |
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ISBN: 023111267X ISBN-13: 9780231112673 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1998 Annotation: Brand provides a structured and in-depth investigation of the interaction among the state, political actors, and women activists/organizations during periods of liberalization in three countries -- Jordan, Tunisia, and Morocco -- with special attention to issues such as access to contraception and abortion, labor, pension, criminal legislation, protection against harassment and violence, and the degree of women's participation in government. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 98004431 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.95" W x 8.95" (1.07 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - North Africa - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History has shown that periods of political transition can be perilous, even when change is directed towards more open systems. While new or reformed regimes often promise greater respect for human and civil rights, an examination of women's experiences in such contexts reveals a deterioration in political/civil status, reductions in the number of female legislators, increasing restrictions on reproductive rights and other legislative manifestations of an increasing emphasis on women's role as wife and mother. Using the experiences of Eastern Europe and Latin America as a reference point, this book examines similar processes of change in the Middle East and North Africa. |