Gendered Politics and Law in Jordan: Guardianship Over Women

by Afaf Almala and Afaf Jabiri

Book Overview

This book analyzes how the state constructs and reproduces gender identities in the context and geopolitics of Jordan. Guardianship over women is examined as not only the basis of women's legal and social subordination, but also a key factor in the construction and reproduction of a gender hierarchy system. Afaf Jabiri probes how a masculine state gives power and legitimacy through guardianship to institutions-including family, religion, and tribe-in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319326422
• ISBN13: 9783319326429
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.6"