Negotiating Development in Muslim Societies: Gendered Spaces and Translocal Connections

By Gudrun Lachenmann and Petra Dannecker

Through networking and globalized modes of interaction and communication, women's organizations in Muslim countries negotiate global development concepts such as human rights and gender equality, thereby differentiating and reconstructing local visions of muslim society and popularizing new gender concepts. This comparative study highlights the diversity of Islamic identities and Muslim women's concepts of development, particularly regarding gender constructs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739126202
• ISBN13: 9780739126202
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"