Live and Die Like a Man : Gender Dynamics in Urban Egypt

Watching the revolution of January 2011, the world saw Egyptians, men and women, come together to fight for freedom and social justice. These events gave renewed urgency to the fraught topic of gender in the Middle East. The role of women in public life, the meaning of manhood, and the future of gen...

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1. Verfasser: Ghannam, Farha (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2013
Schlagworte:Social norms Sex role Masculinity Men Social norms -- Egypt Egypt ; Social conditions ; 1981- Masculinity ; Egypt Men ; Socialization ; Egypt Sex role ; Egypt Social norms ; Egypt Electronic books
Umfang:Online-Ressource (238 p)
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Zusammenfassung:Watching the revolution of January 2011, the world saw Egyptians, men and women, come together to fight for freedom and social justice. These events gave renewed urgency to the fraught topic of gender in the Middle East. The role of women in public life, the meaning of manhood, and the future of gender inequalities are hotly debated by religious figures, government officials, activists, scholars, and ordinary citizens throughout Egypt. Live and Die Like a Man presents a unique twist on traditional understandings of gender and gender roles, shifting the attention to men and explorin
Beschreibung:Description based upon print version of record
Beschreibung:Online-Ressource (238 p)
ISBN:9780804783293
0804783292
9780804787918
0804787913
9780804783286
0804783284