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Research Studies

Half the People: Women, History and the Palestinian Intifada
by Maria Holt

No. 59

  December 1992. (English, Pp. 84)
[Out of Print]

This study provides an historical overview of women in Palestinian society and an analysis of the experience of women as related to the Intifada. It illustrates how women both benefited and were profoundly disadvantaged by the events of the past few years. Chapter titles include "Women and the Intifada"; "Formal Organization"; "Women and Democracy"; "Paradoxes and Contradictions"; "Opportunities: Women and Work"; "Effects of Islamic Resurgence"; "Palestinian Women Detainees"; "Conflicting Israeli Influences"; and "Women, Culture and Identity."