Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate /

Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate /

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Author / Creator:	Ahmed, Leila
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, c1992.
Description:	viii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions. Sexism -- Arab countries -- History. Muslim women -- Attitudes. Feminism -- Arab countries. Feminism. Muslim women -- Attitudes. Sexism. Women -- Social conditions. Arab countries. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1318212

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ISBN:	0300049420
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	In this book Leila Ahmed adds a new perspective to the current debate about women and Islam by exploring its historical roots, tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the ancient world to the present.
Physical Description:	viii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0300049420