What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq

In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation--especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, What Kind of Liberation? reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of sca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig (-)
Otros Autores: Pratt, Nicola, Enloe, Cynthia
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation--especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, What Kind of Liberation? reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of scarce resources, growing unemployment, violence, and seclusion. Moreover, the book exposes the gap between rhetoric that placed women center stage and the present reality of their diminishing roles in the "new Iraq." Based on interviews with Iraqi women's rights activists, international policy makers, and N.
Descripción Física:257 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780520942172