LEADER 02131oam 2200457 450 001 9910792061403321 005 20170523091554.0 010 $a1-299-28209-1 010 $a0-8108-7086-X 035 $a(OCoLC)830424539 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6EEP 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000099388 100 $a20120726d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHistorical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa /$fGhada Talhami 210 $aLanham, MD $cScarecrow Press$d2013 210 1$aLanham, Md. :$cScarecrow Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xxxi, 407 pages) 225 1 $aHistorical dictionaries of women in the world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8108-6858-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCONTENTS; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Bibliography; About the Author 330 $aThe Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has over 400 cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touching upon religious themes such as Sharia laws, Islamic marriage, divorce, and inheritance practices. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the culture and history of women in the Middle 410 0$aHistorical dictionaries of women in the world. 606 $aWomen$zMiddle East$xHistory$vDictionaries 606 $aWomen$zAfrica, North$xHistory$vDictionaries 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 676 $a305.40956 700 $aTalhami$b Ghada Hashem$0520302 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792061403321 996 $aHistorical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa$93823801 997 $aUNINA