Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic

by Mahnaz Afkhami, Lois Beck, Guity Nashat

The role of women in Iran has often been downplayed or obscured, particularly in the modern era. This volume demonstrates that women have long played important roles in different facets of Iranian society. Together with its companion, Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800, this volume completes a two-book project on the central importance of Iranian women from pre-Islamic times through the creation and establishment of the Islamic Republic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252071891
• ISBN13: 9780252071898
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.6"