State and women in Islamic Republic of Iran : Khomeini Era (1979-89) /

State and women in Islamic Republic of Iran : Khomeini Era (1979-89) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Teckchandani, Jyotika, author.
Imprint:	New Delhi, India : New Century Publications, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xv, 123 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Women -- Iran -- Social conditions. Women -- Political activity -- Iran. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iran. Politics and government. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. Women -- Political activity. Women -- Social conditions. Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997. Iran.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11613754

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ISBN:	9788177084443 8177084445
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-120) and index.
Summary:	"State and Women in Islamic Republic of Iran" examines the relationship between the Islamic State of Iran and women from 1979 to 1989. It was during this period that various principles and organs of the Islamic State in Iran were institutionalized under the supervision of the late Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This book explores how the issue of gender had been framed, approached, and discussed in the context of state-building in post-revolutionary Iran. It examines the impact of state policies on women and their response to these policies"--

Table of Contents:

Gender, state and nation : theoretical framework
Women in Iranian revolution : representation and nature of participation
Constitutional status of women in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Impact of state policies on women during Khomeini period
Post-revolutionary women's movements in Iran
Conclusion.