TY  - GEN
T1  - States and women's rights : the making of postcolonial Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco
A1  - Charrad, M. (Mounira)
LA  - English
PP  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
YR  - 2001
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm49570048
AB  - At a time when the situation of women in the Islamic world is of global interest, here is a study that unlocks the mystery of why women's fates vary so greatly from one country to another. Mounira M. Charrad analyzes the distinctive nature of Islamic legal codes by placing them in the larger context of state power in various societies. Charrad argues that many analysts miss what is going on in Islamic societies because they fail to recognize the logic of the kin-based model of social and political life, which she contrasts with the Western class-centered model. In a skillful synthesis, she shows how the logic of Islamic legal codes and kin-based political power affect the position of women. These provide the key to Charrad's empirical puzzle: why, after colonial rule, women in Tunisia gained broad legal rights (even in the absence of a feminist protest movement) while, despite similarities in culture and religion, women remained subordinated in post-independence Morocco and Algeria. Charrad's elegant theory, crisp writing, and solid scholarship make a unique contribution in developing a state-building paradigm to discuss women's rights.
OP  - 341
CN  - HQ1236.5.A355 C43 2001eb
SN  - 9780520935471
SN  - 0520935470
SN  - 0585389152
SN  - 9780585389158
SN  - 0520073231
SN  - 9780520073234
SN  - 0520225767
SN  - 9780520225763
SN  - 1597349208
SN  - 9781597349208
KW  - Women's rights : Africa, North : History.
KW  - Muslim women : Government policy : Africa, North : History.
KW  - Domestic relations (Islamic law) : Africa, North : History.
KW  - Tribes : Africa, North : History.
KW  - Africa, North : Politics and government.
KW  - Musulmanes : Politique gouvernementale : Afrique du Nord : Histoire.
KW  - Tribus : Afrique du Nord : Histoire.
KW  - Femmes : Droits : Afrique du Nord : Histoire.
KW  - Familles (Droit islamique) : Afrique du Nord : Histoire.
KW  - Afrique du Nord : Politique et gouvernement.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Freedom & Security : Civil Rights.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Freedom & Security : Human Rights.
KW  - Domestic relations (Islamic law)
KW  - Muslim women : Government policy
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Tribes
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - North Africa
KW  - Vrouwen.
KW  - Mensenrechten.
KW  - Nationaal recht.
KW  - Islamieten.
KW  - Femmes : Droits : Afrique du Nord.
KW  - Musulmanes : Conditions sociales : Afrique du Nord.
KW  - Famille : Droit islamique : Afrique du Nord.
KW  - Afrique du Nord : Politique et gouvernement : 20e siècle.
KW  - Droit islamique.
KW  - Droits de la femme.
KW  - Histoire.
KW  - Musulman.
KW  - Politique gouvernementale.
KW  - Tribu.
KW  - Afrique du Nord.
KW  - Algérie.
KW  - Maroc.
KW  - Tunisie.
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -