| Gender and Politics in Kuwait: Women and Political Participation in the Gulf Contributor(s): Al-Sabah, Meshal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780763069 ISBN-13: 9781780763064 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.10 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The role of women in politics in the Gulf is a much-debated and often little-understood subject in the West. In Gender and Politics in Kuwait the author sheds new light on the struggle of Kuwaiti women for political participation, examining both the positions women hold in society and politics, and the discourses surrounding feminism and civil rights. He charts the history of women and their contribution to the Kuwaiti state, from independence and the writing of the constitution in the 1960s, through the Iraqi occupation in 1990, to the struggle for the right to vote and stand for election in the twenty-first century. Drawing on the experiences of women in a range of roles in Kuwaiti society, including government, education, employment, civil society and the media, this is a comprehensive examination of gender politics and its impact in the Middle East. |