Discourse on Gender/Gendered Discourse in the Middle East

by Boaz Shoshan

In this book, Shoshan asserts that in contemporary Middle Eastern countries the field of struggle that cultures constitute provides the ground for contesting and transforming the hegemonic patriarchal discourse and recently began to give voice, especially in women's literature, to feminist critique. Examining the gender issue as reflected in a variety of discourses that take place in contemporary Middle Eastern cultures, the contributors explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275964779
• ISBN13: 9780275964771
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"