Becoming Visible in Iran: Women in Contemporary Iranian Society

by Mehri Honarbin-Holliday

The state of women in Islamic societies is the subject of much interest and heated debate, even as representations in the media rely on inadequate information and misperceptions. "Becoming Visible in Iran" disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing a vivid account of young women in contemporary Iran. Beginning at home, women are infusing dramatic change by challenging the patriarchal conceptions of their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845118782
• ISBN13: 9781845118785
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"