| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
192 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Women of the Middle East -- Growing up -- School days -- Religion and tradition -- Becoming a wife -- Married life -- Family and home : women's world -- Veiling -- -- Women's health -- Women at work -- Women in the arts and athletics -- Women in public life -- Is there a Middle Eastern women's movement? -- A woman's later years -- Afghanistan : the extremes of oppression -- Looking toward tomorrow. |
| Summary |
Discusses the lives of women in the Middle East today including the traditions that shape these lives, the present day religious, social and political realities, and changing expectations. |
| Subject |
Women -- Middle East -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Middle East -- Social conditions. |
| Added Author |
Marston, Elsa.
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| ISBN |
0531122220 : $29.50 |
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