Nation-Building : State and the Genderframing of Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates (1971-2009)

The extensive changes to Emirati women’s traditional rights and roles have been one of the most visible transformations taking place in the United Arab Emirates throughout its forty years of modern history. This book offers an interpretation of why and how these modifications came about. Its aim is to analyse the promotion of educational, employment and political rights for women as strategic state actions set within a context of broader nation-building goals ] [ Available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch