Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa 9780810870864, 9780810868588

The overriding theme of this work is that women’s struggles, human rights, myths, and literary expression are indispensa

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Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa
9780810870864, 9780810868588

Tracing the evolution of the role of women from ancient Middle Eastern societies through the 17th century, Guity Nashat

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Focusing on the attitudes and experiences of American female diplomats and spouses, this book examines the social, polit

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This volume collects reflections on secularity from the Middle East and North Africa. To highlight proximate connections

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This volume collects reflections on secularity from the Middle East and North Africa. To highlight proximate connections

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Explores the representation of minority cultures in museums of the Middle East and North Africa Sets out a new way of un

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Recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa have radically destabilised the region, which is beset with risi

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The author, analyzing major social groups in this area, treats particularly the "new middle class," a group so

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The author, analyzing major social groups in this area, treats particularly the "new middle class," a group so

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The first major examination of the interplay between migration and foreign policy in the Middle East, this study analyse

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