Bibliograph

Do Muslim women need saving?, Lila Abu-Lughod

Type

Label

Do Muslim women need saving?, Lila Abu-Lughod

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Do Muslim women need saving?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

828265187

Responsibility statement

Lila Abu-Lughod

Summary

"Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this conclusion. An anthropologist who has been writing about Arab women for thirty years, she delves into the predicaments of Muslim women today, questioning whether generalizations about Islamic culture can explain the hardships these women face and asking what motivates particular individuals and institutions to promote their rights." -- Publisher website

Table Of Contents

Do Muslim women (still) need saving? -- The new common sense -- Authorizing moral crusades -- Seductions of the "Honor Crime" -- The social life of Muslim women's rights -- An anthropologist in the territory of rights -- Conclusion: Registers of humanity

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