| Palestinian Women's Activism: Nationalism, Secularism, Islamism Contributor(s): Jad, Islah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815636148 ISBN-13: 9780815636144 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 2018046834 |
| Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jad traces the transformation of the Palestinian women's movement from the 1930s to the post-Oslo period and through the Second Intifada to examine the often-fraught relationship between women and nationalism in Palestine. Offering one of the first intensive studies of Islamist women's activism, Jad also explores the impact of emerging feminist NGOs in depoliticizing the secular Palestinian women's movement. Studying these two developments together illuminates the nature of women's engagement in the Palestinian space, challenging myths of gender roles' immutability under Islamand the supposed modernizing benefits of Western-style activism. |