This concise, content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present.
Ruth Margolies Beitler, PhD, is professor of comparative politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Angelica R. Martinez is a U.S. Army officer who teaches international relations and comparative politics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.
Beitler (Comparative Politics, U.S. Military Academy, West Point)
and Martinez (International Relations, U.S. Military Academy, West
Point) explore the historic and present-day roles of women in
Middle Eastern and North African societies. Providing detailed
information for 19 countries, chapters examine work, law, religion,
family, politics, and culture, showing how the lives of women have
changed since the rise of Islam. Revealing how women have played a
much larger role in the region than had been thought, this
interesting and well written book will appeal to readers wanting to
know more about women's lives in this increasingly important part
of the world.
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