Böcker av Suad Joseph

The Handbook provides an overview of the key historical, social, economic, political, religious, and cultural issues which have shaped the conditions and status of women in the ME. It will be of interest to gender/women's studies, pre-Islamic/post-Colonial, feminist, socio-political & socio-economic studies.

This collection of articles written by feminist scholars focuses on intimate Arab familial relationships. The authors identify key family relationships - mother-son, brother-sister, co-wives, father-daughter - to explore women's contribution to shaping and defining themselves in relation to others.