| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) |
| Series |
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East |
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Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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| Contents |
Uprooted nation, stateless nationalism: palestinian women's activism in context -- The conundrums of post-Oslo Palestine : from militants to citizens without citizenship -- Between faith and feminism : Islamist women of Hamas -- The "new Islamic woman" : gender discourse and Islamist politics -- Conclusions : Islamists and the forging of a common ground between women -- Epilogue : the political life of Palestinian women since 2004 -- Appendix A. Chronology of Palestinian women's organizations -- Appendix B. List of interviews by organization |
| Summary |
The political and public life of Palestinian women has been influenced by a number of factors, most importantly successive waves of occupation of Palestine by various forms of colonization; the evolution and growth of the Palestinian national resistance movement; development of the national movement (later the Palestinian Authority); and the evolution and growth of the feminist movement. This book analyses the structural and ideological transformations of the contemporary Palestinian women's movements in the aftermath of the signing of the Oslo Agreement in 1993 between Israel and the PLO. Based on in-depth interviews with male and female activists and members of different organisations, I provide an analytical overview of the evolution and current configuration of the contemporary women's movements. A detailed analysis of the discourses and structures of the mass-based organisation (PFWAC), the women's NGO (WCLAC) and the women's division of Hamas (studied for the first time) is presented |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2019) |
| Subject |
Palestinian Federation of Women's Action Committees.
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Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling.
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Ḥizb al-Khalāṣ al-Waṭanī al-Islāmī.
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Ittiḥād Jamʻīyāt al-Marʼah al-Filasṭīnīyah.
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| SUBJECT |
Palestinian Federation of Women's Action Committees fast |
| Subject |
Women, Palestinian Arab -- Political activity -- West Bank
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Women, Palestinian Arab -- Political activity -- Gaza Strip
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Feminism -- West Bank
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Feminism -- Gaza Strip
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Non-governmental organizations -- West Bank
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Non-governmental organizations -- Gaza Strip
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Islam and politics -- West Bank
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Islam and politics -- Gaza Strip
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- Turkey & Ottoman Empire.
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Feminism
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Islam and politics
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Non-governmental organizations
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Women, Palestinian Arab -- Political activity
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Gaza Strip
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West Bank
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018051492 |
| ISBN |
9780815654599 |
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0815654596 |
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