03226oam 2200673I 450 991078788320332120230207215028.01-136-87177-21-315-02949-91-136-87170-510.4324/9781315029498 (CKB)2670000000529566(EBL)1645475(SSID)ssj0001131732(PQKBManifestationID)12464422(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131732(PQKBWorkID)11147119(PQKB)10557828(MiAaPQ)EBC1645475(Au-PeEL)EBL1645475(CaPaEBR)ebr10844028(CaONFJC)MIL579533(OCoLC)871861124(OCoLC)872114353(OCoLC)1187225819(FINmELB)ELB137704(EXLCZ)99267000000052956620180706d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAzeri women in transition women in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan /Farideh HeyatLondon ;New York :Routledge,2002.1 online resource (237 p.)Central Asia Research ForumDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-86268-1 0-7007-1662-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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 localCentral Asia research forum series.WomenAzerbaijanBakuSocial conditions20th centuryMuslim womenAzerbaijanBakuSocial conditions20th centuryAzerbaijanCivilizationSoviet influencesWomenSocial conditionsMuslim womenSocial conditions305.42/09475471.33bclHeyat Farideh1949-1573306MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787883203321Azeri women in transition3848988UNINA