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The politics of state intervention : gender politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran / Shireen K. Burki.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2013.Description: viii, 307 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780739184325
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ1236.5. S66.
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgments—Introduction—I : Pakistan—1. The politics of gender in Pakistan, 1947-1977 : a historical overview—2. Islamization and female status : life under general Zia-ul-Haq, 1977-19883. State policies and female status in the post-Zia state—II : Afghanistan—4. The politics of gender in Afghanistan (1919-1994) : a historical overview—5. Rise of the Taliban and female practice : the politics of repression, 1996-2001—6. Gender politics in the post-Taliban Afghan state : the politics of accommodation?—III : Iran—7. The politics of gender in Iran, 1906-1941 : from constitutional revolution to monarchical “Modernization”—8. Modernization and female status : life under the second Pahlavi Shah, 1941-1979—9. Trials and tribulations in Iran : gender politics in a theocracy—Conclusion : prospects for Pakistani, Afghan, and Iranian women in the twenty-first century—Bibliography—Index—About the author.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University HQ1236.5.S66.B87 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000359975
Total holds: 0

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 283-297).

Contents: Acknowledgments—Introduction—I : Pakistan—1. The politics of gender in Pakistan, 1947-1977 : a historical overview—2. Islamization and female status : life under general Zia-ul-Haq, 1977-19883. State policies and female status in the post-Zia state—II : Afghanistan—4. The politics of gender in Afghanistan (1919-1994) : a historical overview—5. Rise of the Taliban and female practice : the politics of repression, 1996-2001—6. Gender politics in the post-Taliban Afghan state : the politics of accommodation?—III : Iran—7. The politics of gender in Iran, 1906-1941 : from constitutional revolution to monarchical “Modernization”—8. Modernization and female status : life under the second Pahlavi Shah, 1941-1979—9. Trials and tribulations in Iran : gender politics in a theocracy—Conclusion : prospects for Pakistani, Afghan, and Iranian women in the twenty-first century—Bibliography—Index—About the author.

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