Gender and National Identity

Women and Politics in Muslim Societies

By: Valentine Moghadam (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 June 1994 | Edition Number 1

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This collection explores the gender dynamic of political movement, from both theoretical and political angles, to reveal how nationalism, revolution and Islamization are gendered processes. The book focuses on predominantly Muslim movements, and includes Algerian women's experiences in the national liberation movement and more recently; the struggle to construct a Bengali national identity and the creation of Bangladesh; events leading to revolution and Islamization in Iran; revolution and civil war in Afghanistan and the Palestinian Intifada. It deals with the relationship between nationalism and images of women; the role of the "woman question" in revolutionary discourses and programmes; the link between the consolidation of power by new states and laws about women; the significance of polemics and policies about veiling and unveiling; and the relationships between nationalism and feminism, and socialism and feminism. With contributions from academics and activists from the regions covered, this book is an addition to debates on revolution and political change, as well as on gender, Islamism and the Muslim world.

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'Nationalism, national liberation and national identity cannot be fully understood without reference to gender. This book casts new light on the relationship between revolutionary movements in Muslim societies, and issues of gender and women's status. I recommend it for those interested in women and Islam, women and development, and gender and political change.' Kumari Jayawardena, author of Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World

'The authors enable us to see old problematics in a new light. Their analyses disturb common stereotypes and stimulate new questions. Important and timely.' V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona

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