Rethinking global sisterhood [[electronic resource] ] : western feminism and Iran / / Nima Naghibi

• Autore: Naghibi Nima
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minn., : University of Minnesota Press; Bristol, : University Presses Marketing [distributor], c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4889155
• Soggetto topico: Feminism - Iran; Feminism - International cooperation; Women - Iran - Social conditions; Women - Iran - Public opinion; Muslim women - Iran; Women in motion pictures - Iran; East and West; Other (Philosophy); Public opinion - Iran
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Enlightening the other : Christian sisters and intrepid adventuresses -- Scopophilic desires : unveiling Iranian women -- Global sisters in revolutionary Iran -- Female homosocial communities in Iranian feminist film -- Conclusion: Communicating across disciplines post 9/11.
• Sommario/riassunto: Nima Naghibi makes powerful connections among feminism, imperialism, and the discourses of global sisterhood. Naghibi investigates topics including the state-sponsored WomenÕs Organization of Iran and the involvement of feminists such as Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem in the Iranian feminism movement. She also examines the veiled woman in the films of Tahmineh Milani, Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto, and Mahnaz Afzali.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rethinking global sisterhood
• ISBN: 0-8166-5422-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778277703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II