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Researchers studying gender politics in Arab societies have been puzzled by a phenomenon common in many Arab states – while women are granted suffrage rights, they are often discriminated against by the state in their private lives.
This book addresses this phenomenon, maintaining that the Arab state functions according to a certain ‘logic’ and ‘patterns’ which have direct consequences on its gender policies, in both the public and private spheres. Using the features of the Arab Authoritarian state as a basis for a theoretical framework of analysis, the author draws on detailed fieldwork and first-hand interviews to study women’s rights in three countries - Yemen, Syria, and Kuwait. She argues that the puzzle may be resolved once we focus on the features of the Arab state, and its stage of development.
Offering a new approach to the study of gender and politics in Arab states, this book will be of great interest to scholars and students of gender studies, international politics and Middle East studies.
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Features a diverse set of leading theorists and activists who examine the questions raised by the American military initiatives, such as: What are the implications of an imperial nation/state laying claim to women's liberation? What is the relation between this claim and resulting American foreign policy and military action?
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Discussions about homosexuality with family and friends can be awkward, and even stressful. Non-gay individuals may be reluctant to ask questions, and gay people may be hesitant to volunteer potentially unwanted information. Even when you find the opportunity to discuss the subject, where do you start? What do you say? Which topics are okay and which are too personal?
Understanding Homosexuality: The Pride and the Prejudice covers what you might discuss in just such a conversation. The book will give you a sense of understanding by clarifying the myriad facts and fiction surrounding homosexuality. In addition, the material offers an awareness of, and an appreciation for, what it means to be gay in the United States. Finally, it provides practical guidance to improve friendships and family relationships.
The research of over one hundred books and countless articles is shared with you in this single volume. It can serve as the source, or only as a starting point for your own knowledge of homosexuality. A wealth of other books, articles, and studies exists on the subject of homosexuality, many of which are referenced in the bibliography. More than a few of them are intended for psychologists and sociologists. Some assume a basic knowledge of homosexuality that the reader may lack. Others are written for gay people and are sometimes difficult for non-gay readers to un
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WHO ARE THEY? HOW DO THEY OPERATE? Emily O'Reilly probes the shadowy world of those who plotted the 1983 Referendum on abortion and the 1992 Maastricht Protocol through the masterly manipulation of public opinion and the political system. MASTERMINDS OF THE RIGHT exposes the leadership and the tactics of the extreme right-wing activists who have hi-jacked Ireland's social agenda for almost two decades creating unprecedented political turmoil. From the author of the best-selling title Candidate: The Truth Behind the Presidential Campaign. Now IrelandÕs Ombudsman.