Reconstructed Lives: Women and Iran's Islamic Revolution

by Haleh Esfandiari

Book Overview

The Islamic revolution of 1979 transformed all areas of Iranian life. For women, the consequences were extensive and profound, as the state set out to reverse legal and social rights women had won and to dictate many aspects of women's lives, including what they could study and how they must dress and relate to men. Reconstructed Lives presents Iranian women telling in their own words what the revolution attempted and how they responded. Through a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801856191
• ISBN13: 9780801856198
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"