Women of Jordan : Islam, labor & the law /
Sonbol (Islamic history, society, and law, Georgetown U.) presents 12 chapters discussing the spectrum of legal and work-related obstacles faced by women, both in the past and in the present, in Jordan. Chapters include women's role in the world of work in Jordan historically and in contemporar...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003. |
| Series: | Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | Sonbol (Islamic history, society, and law, Georgetown U.) presents 12 chapters discussing the spectrum of legal and work-related obstacles faced by women, both in the past and in the present, in Jordan. Chapters include women's role in the world of work in Jordan historically and in contemporary times; laws of guardianship and the construction of gender; marriage, obedience, and work; honor crimes; and work and the modern Jordanian woman. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 300 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0815655762 9780815655763 |
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