Women in Iraq : past meets present /
Noga Efrati.
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
- xviii, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.
Introduction: the historical setting -- Occupation, monarchy, and customary law: tribalizing women -- Family law as a site of struggle and subordination -- Politics, election law, and exclusion -- Gender discourse and discontent: activism unraveled -- Challenging the government's gender discourse -- Epilogue: past meets present.