The nation and its "new" women : the Palestinian women's movement, 1920-1948 / [electronic resource]
Fleischmann, Ellen.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
c2003.
Though they are almost completely absent from the historical record, Palestinian women were extensively involved in the unfolding national struggle in their country during the British mandate period. This history studies the development of the Palestine women's movement between 1920 and 1948.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-327) and index.
pt. 1. Construction of a "new" Palestinian woman -- Introduction : inscription into the national narrative -- Palestinian women and the rule of the British mandate -- The "woman question" in Palestine and the debate in the Arabic press -- pt. 2. The "new" woman in politics : the Palestinian women's movement, 1929-1948 -- The roots of movement : charity and the nation -- Woman is all the nation : the Palestinian women's movement, 1929-1939 -- The politics of the women's movement : the question of feminism, nationalism, and the "new" woman -- Pan-Arabism and the 1940s.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Though they are almost completely absent from the historical record, Palestinian women were extensively involved in the unfolding national struggle in their country during the British mandate period. This history studies the development of the Palestine women's movement between 1920 and 1948.
Description based on print version record.
Women, Palestinian Arab
Feminism
Women
Panarabism
Women, Palestinian Arab
Feminism
Women
Panarabism
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Gender Studies & Sexuality