Women in civil society
Subtitle: the state, Islamism, and networks in the UAE
By: Wanda Krause.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Women -- United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions; Muslim women -- United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions; Women in Islam -- United Arab Emirates; Sex role -- United Arab Emirates -- History; United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions
Description: "In this groundbreaking study, Wanda Krause presents evidence of civil society emerging in some dynamic ways in the Arab Gulf. She looks at the key role women play in the United Arab Emirates by analyzing women in government-run organizations, Islamic-oriented associations and Islamist groups, and women's networks. Krause also expands the definition of civil society beyond its "western" biases. In this endeavor, she incorporates indigenous forms of action and a multitude of forms of women's agency. This book will be of interest to all who study the relationship between civil society and a variety of subjects, such as gender, Islamism, human rights, development, feminism, governmentality, security, globalization, and social networks."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.