A spring aborted : how authoritarianism violates women's rights in the Arab world /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sidani, Yusuf (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Σειρά: Emerald points.
• Θέματα: Authoritarianism > Social aspects > Arab countries.; Women political activists > Arab countries.; Arab Spring, 2010- > Social aspects.; Political Science > Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism.; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship.

The Arab Spring uprisings were not about gender; these were uprisings demanding rights for all. Yet, they presented a rare opportunity for women to let themselves be heard. And, from being some of the most memorable and lasting leaders of these revolutionary protests, female activists were particula...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1. Women of the Arab Spring
• 2. Why the Arab Spring?
• 3. Women, honor, and sexual violence
• 4. Feminism and the Arab Spring
• Conclusion: final words - "Arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"?