The Politics of State Intervention: Gender Politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran examines how three culturally and religiously interconnected neighboring states have sought to regulate the lives of their female populace in order to gauge how successful, or unsuccessful, these efforts have been at the grassroots level. Utilizing a historical framework, it explores the gender specific policies of these states to assess whether or not shared cultural, religious, and social characteristics translate into similar gender policies and outcomes across borders, and if not, why. Through comparison,…mehr
The Politics of State Intervention: Gender Politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran examines how three culturally and religiously interconnected neighboring states have sought to regulate the lives of their female populace in order to gauge how successful, or unsuccessful, these efforts have been at the grassroots level. Utilizing a historical framework, it explores the gender specific policies of these states to assess whether or not shared cultural, religious, and social characteristics translate into similar gender policies and outcomes across borders, and if not, why. Through comparison, it conclusively identifies social and political roadblocks that threaten both the long term prospects and security for all females; as well as factors that tend to somewhat ameliorate detrimental tendencies.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Shireen K. Burki is a political scientist whose research interests specialize in state-society relations and politics in the Middle East and South Asia. She completed her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Utah in 2007. Burki was an Assistant Professor in Conflict Management of Stabilization and Reconstruction at the National Defense University and has worked in various capacities with the US military and the US government. She has published in various scholarly journals such as Terrorism and Political Violence, Comparative Politics and Journal of Applied Security Research.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Pakistan Chapter 1: The Politics of Gender in Pakistan, 1947-1977: A Historical Overview Chapter 2: Islamization and Female Status: Life Under General Zia-ul-Haq, 1977-1988 Chapter 3: State Policies and Female Status: The Post-Zia State Part Two: Afghanistan Chapter 4: The Politics of Gender in Afghanistan, 1919-1994: A Historical Overview Chapter 5: Rise of the Taliban and Female Status: The Politics of Repression, 1996-2001 Chapter 6: Gender Politics in the Post-Taliban Afghan State: The Politics of Accommodation? Part Three: Iran Chapter 7: The Politics of Gender in Iran, 1906-1941: From Constitutional Revolution to Monarchical "Modernization" Chapter 8: Modernization and Female Status: Life Under the Second Pahlavi Shah, 1941-1979 Chapter 9: Trials and Tribulations in Iran: Gender Politics in a Theocracy Conclusion: Prospects for Pakistani, Afghan and Iranian Women in the 21st Century Bibliography About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Pakistan Chapter 1: The Politics of Gender in Pakistan, 1947-1977: A Historical Overview Chapter 2: Islamization and Female Status: Life Under General Zia-ul-Haq, 1977-1988 Chapter 3: State Policies and Female Status: The Post-Zia State Part Two: Afghanistan Chapter 4: The Politics of Gender in Afghanistan, 1919-1994: A Historical Overview Chapter 5: Rise of the Taliban and Female Status: The Politics of Repression, 1996-2001 Chapter 6: Gender Politics in the Post-Taliban Afghan State: The Politics of Accommodation? Part Three: Iran Chapter 7: The Politics of Gender in Iran, 1906-1941: From Constitutional Revolution to Monarchical "Modernization" Chapter 8: Modernization and Female Status: Life Under the Second Pahlavi Shah, 1941-1979 Chapter 9: Trials and Tribulations in Iran: Gender Politics in a Theocracy Conclusion: Prospects for Pakistani, Afghan and Iranian Women in the 21st Century Bibliography About the Author
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