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Neopatriarchy : A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society.

Sharabi, Hisham.

Neopatriarchy : A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (213 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Neopatriarchy: Concept and Reality -- 2. Patriarchy and Modernity -- 3. The Social Formation of Neopatriarchy -- 4. The Structure and Relations of Neopatriarchy -- 5. The Sociohistorical Origins of Neopatriarchy -- 6. Neopatriarchy in the Age of Imperialism -- 7. The Neopatriarchal Discourse -- 8. Radical Criticism of Neopatriarchal Culture -- 9. The Final Phase -- 10. What Is To Be Done? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Sharabi pinpoints economic, political, social, and cultural changes--including Muslim fundamentalism--that led the Arab world and other developing countries to neopatriarchy--a modernized form of traditional culture--rather than industrial and secular modernity.

9780195359992


Social structure--Arab countries.


Electronic books.

HN766.A8.S537 1992

306/.0917/4927

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