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UNINA9910814183303321 |
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Confronting the international patriarchy : Iran, Iraq and the United States of America / / edited by Philippa Winker ; contributors Reem Kelani [and four others] |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (104 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women's rights |
International relations |
Patriarchy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - SANCTIONING CHANGE; CHAPTER TWO - WOMEN IN IRAQ AND IRAN; CHAPTER THREE - SOPHIE''S CHOICE AND THE SACRIFICE OF IRAQI CHILDREN BY SANCTIONS; CHAPTER FOUR - WRITE IT DOWN ... ARTIST OR PROSTITUTE; CHAPTER FIVE - SANCTIONS ON IRAN; CONTRIBUTORS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Elite leaderships of Iran, Iraq and the US operate within a male-centric system of international relations. Iran and Iraq have been accused of suffering from a 'democracy deficit' but little attention is paid to how external states - often in the name of women's liberation - inflict collective punishments that severely restrict the political and economic participation of women in the Middle East. This book, written from the perspective of feminist international relations, demonstrates women's... |
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