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1 online resource (viii, 285 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Women and war in the Middle East : transnational perspectives / Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt -- pt. I. Gendering the neoliberal imperial project. Gendering informal economies in Iraq / V. Spike Peterson ; United States, the Iraqi women's diaspora and women's 'empowerment' in Iraq / Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt ; 'Post-war reconstruction', imperialism and Kurdish women's NGOs / Shahrzad Mojab -- pt. II. Revisiting transnational women's activism in the context of conflict, post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building. Gender mainstreaming and feminist organizing in the Middle East and North Africa / Isis Nusair ; 'Here, it's not about conflict resolution -- we can only resist' : Palestinian women's activism in conflict resolution and non-violent resistance / Sophie Richter-Devroe -- pt. III. Gender, citizenship and post-conflict reconstruction. Fragmented citizenship : communalism, ethnicity and gender in Iraq / Martina Kamp ; Gendered Palestinian citizenship : women, legal pluralism and post-conflict aid / Riina Isotalo ; Conclusion : gendering war and transnationalism in the Middle East / Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt. |
| Summary |
Women and War in the Middle East provides a critical examination of the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Middle East -- Social conditions.
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Women. |
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Middle East. |
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Social conditions. |
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Women and war -- Middle East.
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Women and war. |
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Women -- Services for -- Middle East -- International cooperation.
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Women -- Services for. |
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International cooperation. |
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Women -- Iraq.
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Iraq. |
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Women -- Palestine.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig.
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Pratt, Nicola Christine.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Women and war in the Middle East. London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009 9781848131859 (OCoLC)299703299 |
| ISBN |
9781848131873 (electronic book) |
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1848131879 (electronic book) |
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9781848138049 (electronic book) |
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1848138040 (electronic book) |
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1848131852 (hardback) |
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1848131860 (paperback) |
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9781848131859 (hardback) |
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9781848131866 (paperback) |
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