Islamic Feminism and the Discourse of Post-Liberation: The Cultural Turn in Algeria

by Marnia Lazreg

Book Overview

This important study examines the cultural turn for women in the Middle East and North Africa, analyzing the ways they have adjusted to and at times defended, socially conservative redefinitions of their roles in society in matters of marriage, work, and public codes of behavior.

Whether this cultural turn is an autochthonous response, or an alternative to Western feminism, Islamic Feminism and the Discourse of Post-Liberation:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138631450
• ISBN13: 9781138631458
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"