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The politics of state intervention : gender politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran / Shireen K. Burki.
Van Pelt Library HQ1236.5.S66 B87 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burki, Shireen, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women's rights--South Asia.
- Women's rights.
- Women's rights--Islamic countries.
- Women--Government policy.
- Women.
- Feminism.
- Islamic countries.
- Feminism--South Asia.
- Feminism--Islamic countries.
- Women--Government policy--South Asia.
- Women--Government policy--Islamic countries.
- South Asia.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 307 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
- Summary:
- The Politics of State Intervention: Gender Politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran examines how three culturally and religiously interconnected neighboring states have sought to regulate the lives of their female populace in order to gauge how successful, or unsuccessful, these efforts have been at the grassroots level. Utilizing a historical framework, it explores the gender-specific policies of these states to assess whether or not shared cultural, religious, and social characteristics translate into similar gender policies and outcomes across borders, and if not, why. Through comparison, it conclusively identifies social and political roadblocks that threaten both the long term prospects and security for all females, as well as factors that tend to somewhat ameliorate detrimental tendencies. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- I Pakistan 9
- 1 The Politics of Gender in Pakistan, 1947-1977: A Historical Overview 11
- 2 Islamization and Female Status: Life under General Zia-ul-Haq, 1977-1988 41
- 3 State Policies and Female Status in the Post-Zia State 67
- II Afghanistan 99
- 4 The Politics of Gender in Afghanistan (1919-1994): A Historical Overview 101
- 5 Rise of the Taliban and Female Practice: The Politics of Repression, 1996-2001 127
- 6 Gender Politics in the Post-Taliban Afghan State: The Politics of Accommodation? 147
- III Iran 175
- 7 The Politics of Gender in Iran, 1906-1941: From Constitutional Revolution to Monarchical "Modernization" 177
- 8 Modernization and Female Status: Life under the Second Pahlavi Shah, 1941-1979 201
- 9 Trials and Tribulations in Iran: Gender Politics in a Theocracy 227.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739184325
- 0739184326
- OCLC:
- 841520283
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