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Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate /

By: Ahmed, Leila
Material type: BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c1992.Edition: New ed.Description: viii, 296 p. : ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780300055832Subject(s): Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions | Sexism -- Arab countries -- History | Muslim women -- Attitudes | Feminism -- Arab countries
Summary:
This book presents an historical overview of women and gender in Islam. It is written from a feminist perspective, using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies. The results of its investigations cast new light on the issues covered.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Islamic Collection
305.486971 AH WO (Browse shelf) Available T0031636
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Islamic Collection
305.486971 AH WO (Browse shelf) Available T0031592
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book presents an historical overview of women and gender in Islam. It is written from a feminist perspective, using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies. The results of its investigations cast new light on the issues covered.

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