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Author Talhami, Ghada Hashem

Title Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa / Ghada Talhami
Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 407 p.)
Series Historical dictionaries of women in the world
Historical dictionaries of women in the world.
Contents Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Bibliography; About the Author
Summary The Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has over 400 cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touching upon religious themes such as Sharia laws, Islamic marriage, divorce, and inheritance practices. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the culture and history of women in the Middle
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-405)
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Subject Women -- Middle East -- History -- Dictionaries
Women -- Africa, North -- History -- Dictionaries
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
Women
North Africa
Middle East
Genre/Form Dictionaries
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021679338
ISBN 9780810870864
081087086X