The Arab State and Women's Rights: The Trap of Authoritarian Governance

by Elham Manea

Book Overview

Researchers studying gender politics in Arab societies have been puzzled by a phenomenon common in many Arab states - while women are granted suffrage rights, they are often discriminated against by the state in their private lives.

This book addresses this phenomenon, maintaining that the Arab state functions according to a certain 'logic' and 'patterns' which have direct consequences on its gender policies, in both the public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138789232
• ISBN13: 9781138789234
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"