Revolutionary Womanhood: Feminisms, Modernity, and the State in Nasser's Egypt
(Part of the Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures Series)
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The first major historical account of gender politics during the Nasser era, Revolutionary Womanhood analyzes feminism as a system of ideas and political practices, international in origin but local in iteration. Drawing connections between the secular nationalist projects that emerged in the 1950s and the gender politics of Islamism today, Laura Bier reveals how discussions about education, companionate marriage, and enlightened motherhood,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0804774390
ISBN13:9780804774390
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.9" x 9.6"
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