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Author:

Kang, Alice J., 1978- author.

Title:

Bargaining for women's rights : activism in an aspiring Muslim democracy / Alice J. Kang.

Publisher:

University of Minnesota Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xvi, 241 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Women's rights--Islamic countries.
Women's rights--Niger--Case studies.
Women--Political activity--Islamic countries.
Women in development--Islamic countries.
Non-governmental organizations--Islamic countries.
Non-governmental organizations.
Women in development.
Women--Political activity.
Women's rights.
Islamic countries.
Niger.
Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Abbreviations -- Introduction: women's rights in an African Muslim democracy -- A French colonial legacy : the making of Niger's legal system -- The puzzle of non-adoption : why Niger has no family code -- Bargaining for women's representation : the adoption of a gender quota -- Bringing rights home : how Niger ratified CEDAW and rejected the Maputo protocol -- Conclusion: rethinking women's activism -- Appendix: research methods -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN:

0816692181
9780816692187
0816692173
9780816692170

OCLC:

(OCoLC)893721355

LCCN:

2014032698

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)