Tunisia's modern woman : nation-building and state feminism in the global 1960s / Amy Aisen Kallander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kallander, Amy Aisen, 1978- author.

Series:

Global Middle East (Cambridge, England)

The global Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Tunisia.

Feminism.

Women's rights--Tunisia.

Women's rights.

Women--Tunisia--Social conditions--20th century.

Women.

Women--Tunisia--Economic conditions--20th century.

Women--Economic conditions.

Women--Social conditions.

Tunisia.

Physical Description:

xiii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book seeks to answer questions about the origins of Tunisia's state feminist reputation that have been germinating since the summer and fall of 2001. Thanks to the encouragement and critical perspectives of Nabiha Jerad, I spent many hours in the libraries of the IRMC and later CEMAT reading the works of feminists of the 1980s and 1990s exploring similar themes, Souad Bakalti, Souhayr Belhassen, Sophie Bessis, Souad Chater, and Ilhem Marzouki. Their writings placed women at the center of the story, revealed the superficial feminism of Tunisian legislation, and questioned the ability of the law to transform women's lives. Another parallel body of scholarship, including Abdessalam Ben Hamida and Clement Henry Moore, probed the liberal façade of the postcolonial Tunisian state and its populist claims. Nabiha strongly supported these lines of analysis, introducing me to the Tunisian academy and notably to Abdessalam Ben Hamida and Ilhem Marzouki. Ben Hamida kindly secured permission for me to attend some of his classes, whereas Marzouki invited me into her home sharing her research with me. Both graciously answered the questions of a novice and generously offered knowledge, experience, and insights. Sadly, both Ilhem and Nabiha have since passed marking a major intellectual loss. Nabiha was a mentor and friend for many years." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Between State Feminism and Global Sisterhood

2. Family Planning as Development: Urban Women, Rural Families, and Reproductive Justice

3. Postcolonial Tunisian Academics: Between International Aid, National Imperatives, and Local Knowledge

4. Fashion, Consumption, and Modern Gender Roles

5. Love and Sex: The Limits of Modern Womanhood and Heterosexual Masculinity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kallander, Amy Aisen, 1978- Tunisia's modern woman

ISBN:

9781108845045

1108845045

9781108959490

1108959490

OCLC:

1228315434

Publisher Number:

99993103666