Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges and Achievements

Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges and Achievements
ISBN-10
1443893285
ISBN-13
9781443893282
Category
Social Science
Pages
150
Language
English
Published
2017-05-11
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Author
Hend T. Alsudairy

Description

The first book to situate the Saudi woman in a broader cultural context, this text explores a variety of themes, historical developments, and social taboos. It also investigates a wide range of writing by Saudi women, beginning with the first attempt by a woman to write for the public in the middle of the twentieth century up to the peak of the Saudi woman’s literary production in this millennium. It is also concerned with the Saudi woman’s social, economic, and religious contributions, making it possible for the reader to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the reality of Saudi women through studying and connecting the Saudi woman’s past with her present. As such, this book represents a major contribution to the study of women in the Middle East, and offers a unique contrast between fictional presentation and lived experience.

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