Contesting realities : the public sphere and morality in southern Yemen / Susanne Dahlgren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dahlgren, Susanne.

Series:

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Yemen (Republic).

Ethics.

Women--Yemen (Republic)--Social conditions.

Women.

Sex role--Yemen (Republic).

Sex role.

Yemen (Republic)--Social conditions.

Yemen (Republic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As a resident of Aden for more than three years spanning the late years of Marxist South Yemen, Dahlgren presents the reader with an intimate portrait of Yemeni men and women in the home, in the factory, in the office, and in the street, demonstrating that Islamic societies must be understood through a multiplicity of social spheres and morality orders. Within each space, she examines the range of legal, political, religious, and social regulations that frame gender relations and social dynamics. Highlighting the diversity of women's and men's positions as a continuum rather than as distinct areas, Dahlgren presents a vivid picture of this dynamic society, providing an in-depth background to today's political upheavals in Yemen.

Contents:

From colonialism to a neocolonial state

Law and court : the making of familial ideologies during the Colonial era

The making of the new Yemeni woman

"This is our customs and traditions"

Five social maps and a mystery

Morality, causality, and social praxis.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815650935

0815650930

OCLC:

768124904