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Women of Jordan : Islam, labor & the law
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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 Jo...
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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- Creator
- Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
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- English
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- First edition
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003
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- 1 online resource (xi, 300 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780815655763, 0815629850, 9780815629856, 9780815629641, 0815655762, 0815629648
- OCLC
- on1311971053
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index.
- Introduction: Women in Jordan today -- Background: Qadis, ʻAshaỉr, and modern law -- Women's history and work -- Women and work in Jordan today -- Laws of guardianship and the construction of gender -- Marriage, obedience, and work -- Honor crimes -- Regarding work and the modern Jordanian woman -- Conclusion: What next?