Women in Iran: Gender Politics in the Islamic Republic

by Hammed Shahidian

Blending social scientific theories about feminism, social movements, and culture with the specifics of the Iranian situation, this volume examines changes in the structure of patriarchy from the 1960s to the present by looking at domestic labor, employment, education, politics, culture, and sexuality. Combining personal narratives and socio-philosophical discussion, Shahidian focuses on policies that shape gender relations, primarily on the Islamic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313314764
• ISBN13: 9780313314766
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"