| Description |
xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Living in the diaspora -- Living with the revolution -- Living with the Ba'th -- Living with wars on many fronts -- Living with sanctions -- Living with the occupation -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Nadje Sadig Al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions that have dominated debates about Iraqi women, bringing a much needed gender perspective to bear on the central political issue of our time. Based on life stories and oral histories of Iraqi women, this book traces the history of Iraq from post-colonial independence to the emergence of a women's movement in the 1950s; from Saddam Hussein's early policy of state feminism to the turn towards greater social conservatism triggered by war and sanctions. Yet it also shows that, far from being passive victims, Iraqi women have been, and continue to be, key social and political actors. Al-Ali analyses the impact, following the invasion, of occupation and Islamist movements on women's lives, and argues that US-led calls for liberation have produced a greater backlash against Iraqi women."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- Iraq -- History.
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Women -- Iraq -- Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004005943 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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| LC no. |
013596425 |
| ISBN |
1842777440 (hbk.) |
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1842777459 (paperback) |
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9781842777442 (hbk.) |
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9781842777459 (paperback) |
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