{"product_id":"gender-and-national-identity-women-and-politics-in-muslim-societies-9781856492461","title":"Gender and National Identity: Women and Politics in Muslim Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Valentine M. Moghadam\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender politics exist inevitably in all Islamist movements that expect women to assume the burden of a largely male-defined tradition. Even in secular political movements in the Muslim world - notably those anti-colonial national liberation movements where women were actively involved- women have experiences since independence a general reversal of the gains made. This collection, written by women from the countries concerned, explores the gender dynamics of a variety of political movements with very different trajectories to reveal how nationalism, revolution and Islamization are all gendered processes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors explore women's experiences in the Algerian national liberation movement and more recently the fundamentalist FIS; similarly their involvement in the struggle to construct a Bengali national identity and independent Bangladeshi state; the events leading to the overthrow of the Shah and subsequent Islamization of Iran; revolution and civil war in Afghanistan; and the Palestinian Intifada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book argues that in periods of rapid political change, women in Muslim societies are in reality central to efforts to construct a national identity.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083898445975,"sku":"9781856492461","price":4582.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781856492461.webp?v=1767264173","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gender-and-national-identity-women-and-politics-in-muslim-societies-9781856492461","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}