Land before honour : Palestinian women in the occupied territories

Author(s)

• Warnock, Kitty

Bibliographic Information

Land before honour : Palestinian women in the occupied territories

Kitty Warnock

（Women in society）

Macmillan, 1990

• : hard
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 192-194

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This work offers insights into the lives of women living in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The author first gives an outline of the history of Palestine and subsequent chapters deal with different aspects of the women's lives - social change, education, agricultural work, industrial work, politics and women's organizations.

Table of Contents

• The history of Palestine
• women's position in traditional society
• the hold of the past - two personal stories
• social change
• articulating the new freedom
• education
• work - agriculture
• - industry
• politics and the national struggle
• women's organizations
• conclusion - the impact of the "intifada".

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Details

• NCID: BA11367113
• ISBN:
  • 0333471539
  • 0333471547
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 199 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 305.4208992756940531
  • DC20 : 305.42089927569405695
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Egypt. Gaza Strip. Palestinian women. Social conditions
  • PRECIS : Jordan. West Bank. Palestinian women. Social conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00161557