Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism The Limits of Postmodern Analysis |
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| Author:
| Moghissi, Haideh |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85649-590-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1999 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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As well as providing an introduction to postmodernism, feminist theory and Islamic fundamentalism and their illumination of the sexual politics of Islam, the author contrasts the denunciation of racism in Western feminism with the accepted Islamic identity of Muslim women.
As well as providing an introduction to postmodernism, feminist theory and Islamic fundamentalism and their illumination of the sexual politics of Islam, the author contrasts the denunciation of racism in Western feminism with the accepted Islamic identity of Muslim women.