Women and the Israeli occupation : the politics of change / edited by Tamar Mayer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mayer, Tamar, 1952-

Series:

International studies of women and place.

International studies of women and place

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Israel.

Women.

Women--Israel--Social conditions.

Women, Palestinian Arab--Political activity.

Women, Palestinian Arab.

Women, Palestinian Arab--Social conditions.

Israel--Social conditions.

Israel.

Palestine--Social conditions.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analyses the impact of the Occupation on the lives of women in Israel and Palestine. Internal conflicts have been exposed, threatening social structures; but political loyalties remain high and women's voices are now at last being heard.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Women and the israeli occupation; Chapter 2 What has the Occupation Done To Palestinian and Israeli Women?; Chapter 3 Between National and Social Liberation; Chapter 4 Heightened Palestinian Nationalism; Chapter 5 Israeli Women Against the Occupation; Chapter 6 Palestinian Women In Israel; Chapter 7 Homefront as Battlefield; Chapter 8 Trends in Labor Market Participation and Gender Linked Occupational Differentiation

Chapter 9 Women Street Peddlers The Phenomenon of Bastat in the Palestinian Informal economyChapter 10 Environmrntal Problems Affecting Palestinian Women Under Occupation; Chapter 11 A Feminist Politics Of Health Care; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-415-09546-8

0-203-42274-0

1-134-86664-X

1-280-32177-6

9780203422748

OCLC:

275229699