Gulf women / edited by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Doha : Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation, 2012.
Description
x, 454 p. ; 24 cm.

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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [406]-428 p.) and index.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Introduction: Researching the Gulf / Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
    • 1.Women in Eastern Arabia: Myth and Representation / Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi
    • 2.Tribalism, Tribal Feuds and the Social Status of Women / Allen Fromherz
    • 3.Women and Politics in Late Jahili and Early Islamic Arabia: Reading behind Patriarchal History / Barbara Freyer Stowasser
    • 4.Love Discourse in Hijazi Society under the Umayyads: A Study in Class and Gender / Amira El-Zein
    • 5.Nomadic Histories: Reflections on Bedouin Women's Poetry from the Gulf Region / Moneera al-Ghadeer
    • 6.Women and the Economy: Pre-oil Gulf States / Hoda El Saadi
    • 7.A Labor of Love: Making Space for Midwives in Gulf History / Hibba Abugideiri
    • 8.Women's Religious Activities in the Arabian Peninsula: A Historical Outlook / Omaima Abou-Bakr
    • 9.Women and Education in the Gulf: Between the Modern and the Traditional / Ramadan al-Khouli --
    • Contents note continued: 10.Women of the Gulf during the First Half of the Twenthieth Century: a Comparative Study of American Missionary Archives and Local Memory / Fatma al-Sayegh
    • 11.Some Considerations on the Family in the Arabian Peninsula in the Late Ottoman and Early Post-Ottoman Period / Soraya Altorki
    • 12.The Family in Gulf History / Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
    • 13.Gender Rights and Islamic Legal Tradition: An Exploration / Ziba Mir-Hosseini
    • 14.Gulf Women and the Codification of Muslim Family Law / Lynn Welchman.
    ISBN
    • 9789992142684 (pbk)
    • 9992142685 (pbk)
    OCLC
    792978335
    RCP
    H - S
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