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.