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Women and Knowledge in the Mediterranean
Series: Routledge Advances in Mediterranean Studies
Women in the Mediterranean have helped constitute new meanings of knowledge whilst simultaneously providing a wealth of material that is now part of the knowledge archive of the area. The inception of types of knowledge that differ from the conventional necessitates a re-definition of the concept...
Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
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Gender and Violence in the Middle East
Series: UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series
This book explores the relationship between Islamism, secularism and violence against women in the Middle East and North Africa. Drawing on case studies from across the region, the authors examine the historical, cultural, religious, social, legal and political factors affecting this key issue....
Published April 18th 2011 by Routledge
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Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Agents of Change
Series: UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series
This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Although it is culturally diverse, this region shares many commonalities with relation to women that are strong, deep, and pervasive: a space-based patriarchy, a culturally strong sense of...
Published October 24th 2010 by Routledge