Globalization, Religion and Gender

The Politics of Women's Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

In the early 1970s, accompanying the wave of globalization, conservative nationalist religious movements began using religion to oppose non-democratic and often Western oriented regimes. Reasserting patriarchal gender relations presumably authorized by religion has been central to these movements. At the Fourth United Nation Congress on Women in Beijing in 1995, Muslim and Catholic delegations from diverse countries united to oppose provisions on sexuality, reproductive rights, women's health and women's rights as human rights. In this book, scholars from eight different Muslim and Catholic communities analyze the political strategies that women are employing in these contexts, ranging from acceptance, religious reinterpretation, innovation and political action towards change and equal rights.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-05-08
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Upplaga:2002
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333947043

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JANE BAYES is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Northridge where she teaches in the areas of women and politics and political economy. - NAYEREH TOHIDI is Assistant Professor of Womens Studies at California State University, Northridge. She teaches in the area of sociology of gender and social change in Muslim societies.

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Overall, this stylistically accessible book provides a useful addition to the existing literature...' - Conscience

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction United Nations Agenda Setting for Women and Human Rights in the Context of Late Twentieth Century Globalization; J.H.Bayes & N.Tohidi PART I: THE CATHOLIC WORLD: CASE STUDIES The Catholic World: An Overview; J.H.Bayes, L.Guzman-Stein & S.M.Maloney United States Catholic Women and the Politics of Women's Rights; S.M.Maloney The Politics of Women's Rights in Ireland; Y.Galligan & N.Ryan The Politics of Women's Rights in Spain; C.Valiente The Politics of Women's Rights in Central America; L.Guzman-Stein PART II: THE MUSLIM WORLD The Muslim World: An Overview; N.Tohidi The Politics of Women's Rights in Turkey; A.Ayata The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran; M.Kar, S.Ebadi, S.Sherkat & N.Tohidi The Politics of Women's Rights in Bangladesh; N.Chowdury The Politics of Women's Rights in Egypt; H.R.Ezzat Conclusion; N.Tohidi & J.H.Bayes