Modernizing women : gender and social change in the Middle East

An influential study of gender dynamics and social processes in the Middle East. Contents List of Illustrations List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Preface Note on Transliteration and the Iranian Calendar 1 Introduction and Overview: Recasting the Middle East 2 Economic Development, State Policy, and Women's Employment 3 Modernizing Women: Reforms, Revolutions, and the Woman Question 4 Women, Patriarchy, and the Changing Family 5 Islamist Movements and Women's Responses 6 Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Inequality, Accommodation, Resistance 7 Women and Social Change in Afghanistan 8 Conclusion: All That Is Solid Is Melting into Air Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Book and Author Valentine Moghadam's seminal study of the gendered nature of political and social processes in the Middle East and North Africa has been fully updated to reflect more than a decade of major changes. This new edition reflects an emphasis on the impacts of both globalization and democratization. It also includes entirely new chapters on the gender dynamics of conflicts in the region, on women and the Arab Spring, and on the achievements of women's rights movements. The result is an indispensable contribution to our understanding of current popular struggles for modernity, democratization, and meaningful citizenship