Women, Islam, and the state
By: edited by Deniz Kandiyoti.
Contributors: Kandiyoti, Deniz.
Series: Women in the political economy
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Muslim women; Women -- Government policy -- Middle East; Women -- Government policy -- South Asia
Description: This collection of original essays examines the relationship between Islam, the nature of state projects, and the position of women in the modern nation states of the Middle East and South Asia. Arguing that Islam is not uniform across Muslim societies and that women's roles in these societies cannot be understood simply by looking at texts and laws. the contributors focus, instead, on the effects of the political projects of states on the lives of women.--provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.