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Israeli Women's Studies: A Reader
Esther Fuchs
This exposes the hidden causes of 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.
Publisher Marketing: 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. Review Citations:
Library Journal 06/15/2005 pg. 86 (EAN 9780813536163, Paperback)
Contributor Bio: Fuchs, Esther Esther Fuchs is Professor, Program of Judaic Studies and Department of Near East Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 10, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813536163 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 228 × 20 mm · 517 g |
| Editor | Fuchs, Esther |
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