Gender and politics in Kuwait : women and political participation in the Gulf /
The role of women in politics in the Gulf is a much-debated and often little-understood subject in the West. In Gender and Politics in Kuwait the author sheds new light on the struggle of Kuwaiti women for political participation, examining both the positions women hold in society and politics, and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2013.
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| Series: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
130. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The role of women in politics in the Gulf is a much-debated and often little-understood subject in the West. In Gender and Politics in Kuwait the author sheds new light on the struggle of Kuwaiti women for political participation, examining both the positions women hold in society and politics, and the discourses surrounding feminism and civil rights. He charts the history of women and their contribution to the Kuwaiti state, from independence and the writing of the constitution in the 1960s, through the Iraqi occupation in 1990, to the struggle for the right to vote and stand for election in. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 362 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857722607 0857722603 9781299782624 1299782620 9780755607914 0755607910 9780857734051 0857734059 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9780755607914 |