Combining scholarship from a range of disciplines, this collection of essays is a comprehensive examination of the role of women in Iranian society and culture,
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
Written by a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern women's history, Women in the Middle East is a concise, comprehensive, and authoritative history of the live
A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and political lives
This handbook is a guide to Iran's complex history. The book emphasizes the large-scale continuities of Iranian history while also describing the important patt