Women and fluid identities strategic and practical pathways selected by women / edited by Haleh Afshar.

Other author Afshar, Haleh, 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Descriptionxii, 195 pages ; 25 cm
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Contents Machine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgementsList of TablesThe Fluidities of Identities: Some Strategic and Practical Pathways Selected by Women; H. Afshar'Mothers' Pasts and Daughters' Presents and Futures: Across Generational Exploration of Women's Work and Aspirations in Urban China; J. Liu The Wives and Mothers of Heroes: Evolving Identities of Palestinian Refugee Women in Lebanon; M. HoltMobilizing Collective Networks to Enable Individual Success: The Case of Middle Class Indian Women Employed in Information Technology; J. Belliappa Identity, Moral Economy and Livelihoods: Women's Use of Microfinance in Luribay, Bolivia; K. Maclean 'She Who Disputes' Muslim Women Activists in Italy and the UK Speak for Themselves; A. Belli Iranian State's Religo-ideological Policies and their Impact on Young Migrant Women in Tabriz; M. Velayati Afghan Women's Resistance and Struggle: Gender, Agency and Identity; E. Rostami-Povey Competing Interests: Democracy, Islamification and Women Politicians in Iran; H. AfhsarNotesBibliographyIndex.
Abstract "This book argues that it is the fluidity of women's identities that enables them to bridge the gender divides and roles ascribed to them by society and culture with those that they have chosen for themselves whilst retaining a sense of their self"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012022923
ISBN9780230314092 (hbk.)

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