Civil society and women activists in the Middle East : Islamic and secular organizations in Egypt /
"In the Middle East, and in Egypt in particular, there has always been a tendency to accord complete supremacy to the authority and might of the state, and to see 'society' as a separate, powerless entity. However, after the uprising of 2011, this assumption was turned on its head. An...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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| Series: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
118. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "In the Middle East, and in Egypt in particular, there has always been a tendency to accord complete supremacy to the authority and might of the state, and to see 'society' as a separate, powerless entity. However, after the uprising of 2011, this assumption was turned on its head. And it is the wide range of political activity beyond the remit of the official state where Wanda Krause locates a dynamic potential for political change from the bottom up. She looks in particular at the influential role of women's private voluntary organizations in Egypt in shaping concepts of civil society and democracy. Exploring both secular and 'Islamist' organizations, she offers a steadfast critique of the view that Islamic women activists are insignificant, 'backward' or 'uncivil'. Krause's examination of women activists in Egypt today is vital for those interested in Middle East and Gender Studies, as well as those researching the wider issues of civil society and democratization."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857722508 0857722506 184885885X 9781848858855 9781299782464 1299782469 9780857732149 0857732145 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9780755611669 |