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: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press
2003.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2hgx5wc |
Table of Contents:
- 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?