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Women in the Middle East : tradition and change / Ramsay M. Harik and Elsa Marston.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : F. Watts, c2003.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 192 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0531122220
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42/0956 21
LOC classification:
  • HQ1726.5 .H37 2003
Contents:
Women of the Middle East -- Growing up -- School days -- Religion and tradition -- Becoming a wife -- Married life -- Family and home: women's world -- Veiling -- Women's health -- Women at work -- Women in the arts and athletics -- Women in public life -- Is there a Middle Eastern women's movement? -- A woman's later years -- Afghanistan: the extremes of oppression -- Looking toward tomorrow.
Summary: Discusses the lives of women in the Middle East today including the traditions that shape these lives, the present day religious, social and political realities, and changing expectations.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 305.42 Har (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 401054

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index.

Women of the Middle East -- Growing up -- School days -- Religion and tradition -- Becoming a wife -- Married life -- Family and home: women's world -- Veiling -- Women's health -- Women at work -- Women in the arts and athletics -- Women in public life -- Is there a Middle Eastern women's movement? -- A woman's later years -- Afghanistan: the extremes of oppression -- Looking toward tomorrow.

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Discusses the lives of women in the Middle East today including the traditions that shape these lives, the present day religious, social and political realities, and changing expectations.

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