LEADER 03246oam 2200685I 450 001 9910822906103321 005 20240402074735.0 010 $a1-136-87177-2 010 $a1-315-02949-9 010 $a1-136-87170-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315029498 035 $a(CKB)2670000000529566 035 $a(EBL)1645475 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001131732 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12464422 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131732 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11147119 035 $a(PQKB)10557828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1645475 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1645475 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10844028 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL579533 035 $a(OCoLC)871861124 035 $a(OCoLC)872114353 035 $a(OCoLC)1187225819 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137704 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000529566 100 $a20180706d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAzeri women in transition $ewomen in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan /$fFarideh Heyat 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 1 $aCentral Asia Research Forum 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-86268-1 311 $a0-7007-1662-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThis study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan. Focussing on a group of professional women in Baku, it provides insight into the impact of the Soviet system on the position of Azeri women, their conceptions of femininity and the significant changes brought about by the post-Soviet transition to a market economy and growing western influence. Also explored are the ways in which local 410 0$aCentral Asia research forum series. 606 $aWomen$zAzerbaijan$zBaku$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aMuslim women$zAzerbaijan$zBaku$xSocial conditions$y20th century 607 $aAzerbaijan$xCivilization$xSoviet influences 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions 615 0$aMuslim women$xSocial conditions 676 $a305.42/094754 686 $a71.33$2bcl 700 $aHeyat$b Farideh$f1949-$01713285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822906103321 996 $aAzeri women in transition$94106147 997 $aUNINA