Book Summary
"Required reading... " -- Elizabeth Fernea, The University ofTexas at Austin "If a reader were to select only one book inorder to gain insight into women's status and prospects in Islamic society, thisstudy should be the one chosen for its clarity, honesty, depth of knowledge andthought-provoking qualities." -- Arab Book World In thisexpanded and updated edition, with a new introduction on Muslim women andfundamentalism, Mernissi argues that Islamic fundamentalism is in part a defenseagainst recent changes in sex roles and perceptions of sexual identity.
Book Details
| Book Name | Beyond The Veil, Revised Edition: Male-Female Dynamics In Modern Muslim Society |
| Author | Fatema Mernissi, Fatima Mernissi |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (Apr 1987) |
| ISBN | 9780253204233 |
| Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 815 |
