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Autore |
Heyat Farideh <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Azeri women in transition : women in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan / / Farideh Heyat |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-87177-2 |
1-315-02949-9 |
1-136-87170-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Collana |
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Central Asia Research Forum |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Azerbaijan - Baku - Social conditions - 20th century |
Muslim women - Azerbaijan - Baku - Social conditions - 20th century |
Azerbaijan Civilization Soviet influences |
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Formato |
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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Azeri terms; 1 Introduction; 2 Narratives of a Community in Transition; 3 The Pre-Soviet Period and Social Geography of Baku; 4 Early Azeri Modernisation: The position of women; 5 The Soviet Revolution and Azeri Women; 6 Professional Women's Coping Strategies: Home and the workplace; 7 Contradiction and Ambiguity: The management of femininities in Soviet Azerbaijan; 8 Economic and Cultural Diversity in the Post-Soviet Era; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan. Focussing on a group of professional women in Baku, it provides insight into the impact of the Soviet system on the position of Azeri women, their conceptions of femininity and the significant changes brought about by the post-Soviet transition to a market economy and growing western influence. Also explored are the ways in which local |
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