Anita C. Butera

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Eyes of Saudi Women

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Anita Butera provides a unique account of the past and future of Saudi Arabia as told by Saudi women. The story that emerges is one where modernization is not synonymous with Westernization but instead comes from the search for an identity based on the rich history of the country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781793607249
• ISBN-10: 1793607249
• Artikelnr.: 62481259

Autorenporträt

Anita C. Butera is assistant professor of criminal justice at Canisius College.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface - Feminizing Saudi Arabia
Acknowledgements
Part I
Part I Introduction- The Saudi Arabia That Is: Politics, Religion, and Oil
Chapter 1- The Warrior King and the Birth of Saudi Arabia: Turning Defeats
into Victories
Chapter 2- The International Becoming of Saudi Arabia: Reforms,
PanIslamism, Wahhabism, and Women
Chapter 3- Distorted Economic Growth of Consumption: Kafala, Oil, and
Radical Jihadism
Chapter 4- Governing Saudi Arabia: Religion is Power
Chapter 5- Reforming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: King Salman and Mohammed
bin Salman
Part II
Part II Introduction- The Saudi Arabia That Can Be: Women, Patriarchy, and
Change
Chapter 6- Globalization, Westernization, and Nationalism: Saudi Vision
2030 and Women
Chapter 7- The Feminization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Legal
Profession and the Majlis Al Shura
Chapter 8- Reforming Family Relations: Marriage, Divorce, and Child Custody
Chapter 9- Social Stratification and the New Saudi Arabia: Gender, Domestic
Workers, and Shias
Conclusion- All Must Change So That All Stays the Same
Bibliography
About the Author