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Author Kang, Alice J., 1978- author.

Title Bargaining for women's rights : activism in an aspiring Muslim democracy / Alice J. Kang
Published Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages)
Contents Abbreviations -- Introduction: women's rights in an African Muslim democracy -- A French colonial legacy : the making of Niger's legal system -- The puzzle of non-adoption : why Niger has no family code -- Bargaining for women's representation : the adoption of a gender quota -- Bringing rights home : how Niger ratified CEDAW and rejected the Maputo protocol -- Conclusion: rethinking women's activism -- Appendix: research methods -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index
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Subject Women's rights -- Islamic countries
Women's rights -- Niger -- Case studies
Women -- Political activity -- Islamic countries
Women in development -- Islamic countries
Non-governmental organizations -- Islamic countries
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
Non-governmental organizations
Women in development
Women -- Political activity
Women's rights
Islam
Frauenbewegung
Gleichberechtigung
Islamic countries
Niger
Niger
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781452944265
1452944261