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020			_a9781139015363 (ebook)
020			_z9780521761048 (hardback)
020			_z9780521122528 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aHQ1730 _b.A64 2013
082	0	0	_a305.4209538 _223
100	1		_aAl-Rasheed, Madawi, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA Most Masculine State : _bGender, Politics and Religion in Saudi Arabia / _cMadawi Al-Rasheed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (352 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Middle East Studies ; _v43
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWomen in Saudi Arabia are often described as either victims of patriarchal religion and society or successful survivors of discrimination imposed on them by others. Madawi Al-Rasheed's new book goes beyond these conventional tropes to probe the historical, political and religious forces that have, across the years, delayed and thwarted their emancipation. The book demonstrates how, under the patronage of the state and its religious nationalism, women have become hostage to contradictory political projects that on the one hand demand female piety, and on the other hand encourage modernity. Drawing on state documents, media sources and interviews with women from across Saudi society, the book examines the intersection between gender, religion and politics to explain these contradictions and to show that, despite these restraints, vibrant debates on the question of women are opening up as the struggle for recognition and equality finally gets under way.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521761048
830		0	_aCambridge Middle East Studies ; _v43.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139015363
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37175 _d37175