Gender in Contemporary Iran : Pushing the Boundaries (Paperback)

Introduction: The Case for a Gendered Analysis of Contemporary Iran Roksana Bahramitash and Eric Hooglund  1. Authority, Modernity and Gender-Relevant Legislation in Iran Louise Halper  2. Gendering Shi’ism in Post-revolutionary Iran Azadeh Kian  3. Women and Social Protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam  4. Exploring Women’s Experience of Higher Education and the Changing Nature of Gender Relations in Iran Goli M. Rezai-Rashti  5. Exclusionary Cartographies: Gender Liberation and the Iranian Blogosphere Niki Akhavan  6. Areas of Iranian Women’s Voice and Influence Jaleh Taheri  7. Post-revolutionary Iranian Youth: Case of Qom and the New Culture of Ambivalence Farhad Khosrokhavar  8. Changing Attitudes among Women in Rural Iran Eric Hooglund  9. Women’s Employment Trends: Advance or Retreat? Roksana Bahramitash & Shala Kazemipour  10. Extra-lagal/Informal Settlements: Does Gender Matter Roksana Bahramitash & Zohreh Fanni  11. Iran in a Regional Context: Socio-Demographic Transformations and Effects on Women’s Social Status Elhum Haghighat-Sordellini