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Confronting the international patriarchy : Iran, Iraq and the United States of America / edited by Philippa Winker ; contributors Reem Kelani [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women's rights.
- International relations.
- Patriarchy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Elite leaderships of Iran, Iraq and the US operate within a male-centric system of international relations. Iran and Iraq have been accused of suffering from a 'democracy deficit' but little attention is paid to how external states - often in the name of women's liberation - inflict collective punishments that severely restrict the political and economic participation of women in the Middle East. This book, written from the perspective of feminist international relations, demonstrates women's...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - SANCTIONING CHANGE; CHAPTER TWO - WOMEN IN IRAQ AND IRAN; CHAPTER THREE - SOPHIE''S CHOICE AND THE SACRIFICE OF IRAQI CHILDREN BY SANCTIONS; CHAPTER FOUR - WRITE IT DOWN ... ARTIST OR PROSTITUTE; CHAPTER FIVE - SANCTIONS ON IRAN; CONTRIBUTORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-6545-1
- OCLC:
- 887507804
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