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Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800
Nashat
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Description for Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800
Paperback. Combining scholarship from a range of disciplines, this title presents a collection of essays that offer comprehensive examination of the role of women in Iranian society and culture, from pre-Islamic times to 1800. It includes essays that show that women have had significant influence in almost every area of Iranian life. Editor(s): Nashat, Guity; Beck, Lois. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Combining scholarship from a range of disciplines, this collection of essays is a comprehensive examination of the role of women in Iranian society and culture, from pre-Islamic times to 1800. The contributors challenge common assumptions about women in Iran and Islam. Sweeping away modern myths, these essays show that women have had significant influence in almost every area of Iranian life.
Focusing on a region wider than today's nation-state of Iran, this book explores developments in the spheres that most affect women: gender constructs, family structure, community roles, education, economic participation, Islamic practices and institutions, politics, and ... Read more
Combining scholarship from a range of disciplines, this collection of essays is a comprehensive examination of the role of women in Iranian society and culture, from pre-Islamic times to 1800. The contributors challenge common assumptions about women in Iran and Islam. Sweeping away modern myths, these essays show that women have had significant influence in almost every area of Iranian life.
Focusing on a region wider than today's nation-state of Iran, this book explores developments in the spheres that most affect women: gender constructs, family structure, community roles, education, economic participation, Islamic practices and institutions, politics, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252071218
SKU
V9780252071218
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About Nashat
Guity Nashat is an associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of The Origins of Modern Reform in Iran, 1870-1880, the editor of Women and Revolution in Iran, and the coauthor of Women in the Middle East and North Africa.Lois Beck is a professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. ... Read more
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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2005.