The Moroccan Women s Rights Movement (Gender and Globalization)

Evrard, Amy Young

ISBN 10: 0815633505 / ISBN 13: 9780815633501

Published by Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd), 2014

About this Item

This ethnography of the Moroccan womens rights movement describes the history and activists of the Moroccan womens rights movement through the development and use of three frames: equality, womens human rights, and the harmonious family. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2014. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Moroccan Women s Rights Movement (Gender and Globalization)
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815633505
• ISBN 13: 9780815633501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Among various important efforts to address women’s issues in Morocco, a particular set of individuals and associations have formed around two specific goals: reforming the Moroccan Family Code and raising awareness of women’s rights. Evrard chronicles the history of the women’s rights movement, exploring the organizational structure, activities, and motivations with specific attention to questions of legal reform and family law. Employing ethnographic scrutiny, Evrard presents the stories of the individual women behind the movement and the challenges they faced. Given the vast reform of the Moroccan Family Code in 2004, and the emphasis on the role of women across the Middle East and North Africa today, this book makes a timely argument for the analysis of women’s rights as both global and local in origin, evolution, and application.

About the Author

<b>Amy Young Evrard </b>is associate professor of anthropology at Gettysburg College. She has written several articles on women’s rights in Morocco and gender in the Middle East.