From Patriarchy to Empowerment: Women's Participation,Movements,and Rights in the Middle East,North Africa and South Asia
This anthology offers twenty studies on instances of emerging social justice and women’s empowerment in the Middle East,North Africa,and South Asia,areas that are home to large populations where women’s rights have withered under patriarchal rule. The book shows how changes are occurring as waves of capital,people,and information erode entrenched gender regimes,giving birth to energetic and forward-thinking women’s movements. This book is original,readable,and sophisticated,and it illustrates how local women are transforming their collective fates by questioning their status,forming alliances,demanding full participation in economic development and the political process,and mining the opportunities afforded by globalization.
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