Challenges to democracy in the Middle East /

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Egypt as a woman : nationalism, gender, and politics / by Baron, Beth, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions, ProQuest (Firm)

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Egypt as a woman : nationalism, gender, and politics / by Baron, Beth

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Egypt as a woman : nationalism, gender, and politics / by Baron, Beth

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The pitfalls of protection : gender, violence and power in Afghanistan / by Wimpelmann, Torunn, JSTOR books

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Girls of liberty : the struggle for suffrage in Mandatory Palestine / by Shilo, Margalit, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Feminism and its Zionist and Hebrew roots -- The women's struggle begins: local organization -- The national campaign commences -- From associations to political party: the union of Hebrew women for equal rights -- One step forward, two steps back -- The union comes of age -- Five years of struggle and a victory -- Victory and defeat.…”
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The Arab revolutions in context : civil society and democracy in a changing Middle East / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; The Arab Spring and the coming fall of Orientalism's Tower of Babel; Is it the end of state feminism?; Reinventing wor(l)ds; Social media, social movements and the diffusion of ideas in the Arab Revolutions; The 2011 Bahrain uprising; Syria: Post-Assad?…”
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Life as politics how ordinary people change the Middle East / by Bayat, Asef, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions, ProQuest (Firm)

Table of Contents: “…The art of presence -- The quiet encroachment of the ordinary -- The poor and the perpetual pursuit of life chances -- Feminism of everyday life -- Reclaiming youthfulness -- The politics of fun -- Battlefield Tehran -- Streets of revolution -- Does radical Islam have an urban ecology? …”
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Dispatches from Pakistan /

Table of Contents: “…-Pakistan Alliance -- Junaid Rana -- I'll be Your Mirror: The Politics of Pakistan's Populism -- Madiha Tahir -- Feminism and 'Fundamentalism' in Pakistan -- Amina Jamal -- Punjab in Play -- Humeira Iqtidar -- Blood on the Path of Love: Faisalabad, Punjab -- Qalandar Bux Memon -- Balochistan Betrayed -- Mahvish Ahmad -- A Tempest in My Harbour: Gwadar, Balochistan -- Hafees Jamali -- Swat in Transition -- Sultan-i-Rome -- Inside Militancy in Waziristan -- Iqbal Khattak -- Poetic Reflection and Activism in Gilgit-Baltistan -- Nosheen Ali -- The Nature of Conservation: Conflict and Articulation in Northern Pakistan -- Shafqat Hussain -- An Art of Extremes -- Hammad Nasar -- Kya Tum Poora Chaand Na Dekhoge (Will You Not See the Full Moon) -- Fehmida Riyaz -- Contributors -- Index.…”
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