Iraqi women : untold stories from 1948 to the present / Nadje Sadig Al-Ali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Iraq--History.

Women.

Women--Iraq--Social conditions--20th century.

Women and war--20th century.

Women and war.

Social conditions.

History.

Iraq--Social conditions--20th century.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books, 2007.

Summary:

Nadje al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions which have dominated debates about Iraqi women, bringing a much needed gender perspective to bear on a central political issue of our time. She traces the political history of Iraq from post-colonial independence, to the emergence of a women's movement in the 1950s and Saddam Hussein's early policy of state feminism. The book also discusses the increases in social conservatism, domestic violence and prostitution, and shows that, far from being passive victims, Iraqi women have been, and continue to be, key political actors. The impact of Islam on women's lives is analysed in the context of the recent invasion and occupation, and it is argued that US-led calls for liberation may in the long term serve to oppress the women of Iraq further.&

Contents:

Introduction

Living in the diaspora

Living with the revolution

Living with the Ba'th

Living with wars on many fronts

Living with sanctions

Living with the occupation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781842777459

1842777459

9781842777442

1842777440

OCLC:

75713903

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