Lost voices : Central Asian women confronting transition /: Central Asian women confronting transition. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Central Asian women confronting transition
• Further Information: Note: Yvonne Corcoran-Nantes.
• Other Names: Corcoran-Nantes, Yvonne
• Contents: Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes -- CH36;1 ' Seeing through Western eyes and the sound of Western voices -- Debating the 8216;woman question post45;perestroika -- Changing position58; insiders and outsiders past and present -- Central Asian women 45; the lost voices -- Notes -- CH36;2 ' Gender44; Islam and nationalism58; subterfuge and resistance in the Soviet era -- The institutionalization of Soviet gender equality 45; the challenge to shariat and adat law -- The 8216;Offensive58; the imposition of Khudjum and the unveiling of women -- Throwing down the gauntlet 45; the role of the Zhenotdel in female emancipation in Central Asia -- Moving forward44; looking back -- Notes -- CH36;3 ' The private and public face of economic emancipation58; gender44; work and education -- Educating women58; a flawed opportunity -- The demise of the 8216;surrogate proletariat58; women44; work and de facto inequality -- Facing the change58; female unemployment44; training and opportunity in the transition period -- Notes -- CH36;4 ' A healthy generation58; women44; environment and reproductive health -- After the fallout58; women and the environmental crisis -- A right to choose63;58; women44; reproduction and health -- Towards a healthy generation63; -- Notes -- CH36;5 ' Faith44; community and fire58; women44; Islam and the family -- Otines 45; women as guardians of the faith -- Solidarity44; tradition and belonging58; women44; family and community -- Facing the backlash 45; tradition44; marriage and the spectre of domestic violence -- Notes -- CH36;6 ' Climbing the political mountain 45; female empowerment and disempowerment in a post45;Soviet era -- Finding a way through 45; political representation in Soviet and post45;Soviet politics -- From insiders to outsiders 45; female representation in a post45;Soviet era -- Making the change58; from government organizations to non45;government organizations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IDX36;Index -- Last Page.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource ([vii], 208 pages)
• Subjects: 305.420958; Women -- Asia, Central -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Women -- Asia, Central -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Muslim women -- Asia, Central -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Muslim women -- Asia, Central -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Post-communism -- Asia, Central; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory; Muslim women -- Economic conditions; Muslim women -- Social conditions; Politics and government; Post-communism; Women -- Economic conditions; Women -- Social conditions; Vrouwen; Postcommunisme; Strukturwandel; Frau; Geschlechterbeziehung; Frauenemanzipation; Sozialer Wandel; Asia, Central -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Asia, Central -- History -- 1991-; Asia, Central; Mittelasien; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848131569; 1848131569; 1281216089; 9781281216083; 9781848137295
• Related ISBNs: 184813729X; 1842775367; 1842775375; 9781842775363; 9781842775370
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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