Israeli Women's Studies: A Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813536162 ISBN 13 : 9780813536163

Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Israeli women do not enjoy the equality, status, and power often attributed to them by the media and popular culture. Despite significant achievements and progress, as a whole they continue to earn less than their male counterparts, are less visible and influential in the political arena, do not share equal responsibilities or privileges in the military, have unequal rights and freedoms in family life and law, and are less influential in shaping the nation's self image and cultural orientation.

Bringing together classic essays by leading scholars of Israeli culture, this reader exposes the hidden causes of ongoing discrimination and links the restrictions that Israeli women experience to deeply entrenched structures, including colonial legacies, religious traditions, capitalism, nationalism, and ongoing political conflict. In contrast, the essays also explore how women act creatively to affect social change and shape public discourse in less ostensible ways.

Providing balanced perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities, this comprehensive reader reflects both an emerging consensus and exciting diversity in the field. It is the definitive text for courses in Israeli women's studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ESTHER FUCHS is a professor in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic studies at the University of Arizona and the author of Israeli Mythogynies: Women in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rutgers University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813536162
• ISBN 13: 9780813536163
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Éditeur: Fuchs Esther
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• Personne responsable: non disponible