From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of Lynette Dumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) NEW FROM ZED BOOKS TITLE: Women, Work and Islamism - Ideology and Resistance in Iran AUTHOR: Maryam Poya ISBN/PRICE: 1 85649 681 3 hbk GBP39.95/US$55.00 1 85649 682 1 pbk GBP13.95/US$19.95 FEATURES: Glossary/Chronology/Notes/Tables/Bibliography/Index /208 pp LIBRARY CATEGORIES: Middle East Studies/Women's Studies KEY POINTS - The most up-to-date study available of women and women's struggles in Iran - A valuable introduction to Islamism and the women and Islam debate - Draws on original field research in Iranian workplaces ABOUT THE BOOK This book explores Islamism in practice and looks at the influence of state, economy and religion on women in Iran. Drawing on original research into women's participation in the workforce, the author shows how the Islamisation of state and society which followed the 1979 revolution involved an attempt by the Islamic state to seclude women within the home. Its power to transform gender relations, however, was constrained by many factors - the Iran-Iraq war, economic restructuring, and women's own, varied, responses to oppression. Despite continual state attempts to strengthen patriarchal relationships throughout society and to maintain a rigid sexual division of labour, women's participation in the labour force in 1999 is greater than it was before the revolution, and gender consciousness is at a higher level than at the height of westernisation in the 1960s and 70s. Religious and secular women in urban areas have allied to demand reforms and forced the Islamic state to return to the position of the pre-1979 reforms in relation to women and the family. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr MARYAM POYA is a visiting Fellow at the Department of Development Studies at the Open University and a visiting lecturer at Birkbeck College and SOAS, London University. She is a contributor to The Gulf War and the New World Order (Zed Books, 1991). CONTENTS Glossary Chronology 1. Introduction - The Iranian revolution and the birth of the Islamic state - The debate between secular and Muslim Iranian feminists - Changes in the position of the Islamic state - The role of ideology - Women's responses - Field research - Social differentiation among women - Conclusion 2. Continuity and Change: A Historical Approach - Early capitalist development, class structure and women's responses - Social and political reforms and women's responses - Gender and economic processes under the Pahlavi, 1925-1960 - Gender and economic processes, 1960-1979 - Conclusion 3. The Islamic Sexual Division of Labour - The numbers and disposition of women in the economy on the eve of revolution - Aminimal demand for female labour - Patriarchal relations in marriage and family life - Gender segregation in sports, education and public places - Islamic dress, an effective gender segregation - Conclusion 4. The Impact of the Iran-Iraq War - Demand for female labour in the state sector - Demand for female labour in the private sector - Women's preference for work in the state sector - Gender segregation within employment - Conclusion 5. Reversal - Women in the economy in the 1990s - Shifts in the position of the state - The reform of the family law - The reform of the education system - Patriarchal relationships and women's employment - Gendered roles in the domestic domain - Men's permission - Shortage of nursery schools - Gender blind policies - The structure of the labour market 6. Women's Responses to Patriarchy - Mass participation of women in the revolution of 1979 - Women's struggle in the shoras - Women's political response to the Islamic state - Media - Politics - Women's individual responses - Breaking the rules - Conforming to the rules - A mix of strategies - Conclusion Conclusion Appendix: Doing Research in Iran Bibliography Index =============================== For information on your nearest stockist or to order a copy of this title by post, contact: Mohammed Umar Zed Books 7 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF Tel +44 (0)20 7837 4014 Fax +44(0)20 7833 3960 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoting your full name and address for despatch, and payment details (VISA or Mastercard number, expiry date and registration address, sterling cheque or bank draft). Please add postage and packing: GBP2.00 for one copy plus GBP1.00 per additional copy (in the UK), or GBP2.50/US$4.50 per copy overseas. 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