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Rethinking global sisterhood : western feminism and Iran / Nima Naghibi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Naghibi, Nima.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism--Iran.
- Feminism.
- Feminism--International cooperation.
- Women--Iran--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Women--Iran--Public opinion.
- Muslim women--Iran.
- Muslim women.
- Women in motion pictures--Iran.
- Women in motion pictures.
- East and West.
- Other (Philosophy).
- Public opinion--Iran.
- Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nima Naghibi makes powerful connections among feminism, imperialism, and the discourses of global sisterhood. Naghibi investigates topics including the state-sponsored WomenÕs Organization of Iran and the involvement of feminists such as Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem in the Iranian feminism movement. She also examines the veiled woman in the films of Tahmineh Milani, Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto, and Mahnaz Afzali.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Enlightening the other : Christian sisters and intrepid adventuresses
- Scopophilic desires : unveiling Iranian women
- Global sisters in revolutionary Iran
- Female homosocial communities in Iranian feminist film
- Conclusion: Communicating across disciplines post 9/11.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-5422-0
- OCLC:
- 476124056
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