Temple University Press, 1991 Cloth: 978-0-87722-785-4 | Paper: 978-0-87722-786-1 Library of Congress Classification HQ1170.W595 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 305.486971
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
"The most significant theoretical advance in Muslim-world women's studies for years."
--Voice Literary Supplement
This collection of original essays examines the relationship between Islam, the nature of state projects, and the position of women in the modern nation states of the Middle East and South Asia. Arguing that Islam is not uniform across Muslim societies and that women's roles in these societies cannot be understood simply by looking at texts and laws. the contributors focus, instead, on the effects of the political projects of states on the lives of women.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Deniz Kandiyoti was formerly a member of the Social Science Departments of the Middle East Technical University in Ankara and Bogazici University in Istanbul, and she served as chairperson of the research committee on women and society of the International Sociology Association from 1982 to 1986. She currently resides in England.
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"The most significant theoretical advance in Muslim-world women's studies for years."
—Voice Literary Supplement
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