Medicine, Sport and the Body |
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| Editor:
| Sonbol, Amira El Azhary
Dreher, Kira |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-47910-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | A&C Black |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $28.06 |
Book Description:
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This ground-breaking collection of fifteen essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world as well as the history of Muslim women. The result of a project aimed at finding sources and studying the history of women in the region, the articles are presented thematically and chronologically, starting with ancient history, and moving on to the mediaeval, early modern and contemporary periods.They presents discourses regarding the life of women in early...
More DescriptionThis ground-breaking collection of fifteen essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world as well as the history of Muslim women. The result of a project aimed at finding sources and studying the history of women in the region, the articles are presented thematically and chronologically, starting with ancient history, and moving on to the mediaeval, early modern and contemporary periods.They presents discourses regarding the life of women in early Islam, and the contrast with their lived experiences, womens work and the diversity of jobs they performed as part of their economic contribution, the family - and how it changed over time - and the legal system and laws dealing with women and family from the pre-modern to the modern periods.