Women's Voices In Middle East Museums: Case Studies In Jordan - Rilegato

Malt, Carol

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ISBN 10: 0815630786 ISBN 13: 9780815630784

Casa editrice: Syracuse Univ Pr, 2005

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A curator of Islamic art at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, informed Malt that there are more women working as curators in Middle East museums that in US and European museums combined. The author, an independent museologist, interviewed women professionals working in Jordanian museums. After placing these museums in historical context and women in the region in cultural context, she shares their career influences, goals, challenges, and ambivalence over women's rights issues. Survey results are appended. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Written with verve and style, this book begins with an historical overview of the museums of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and the West Bank of Palestine and then focuses on the museums of Jordan and the women who work in them. Carol Malt intertwines a history of Islam and a discussion of the emerging public role of women in Muslim society. A museum director herself, the author provides a unique perspective and meaningful insights into the lives and work of twenty-four women who founded, curate, administer, and support Jordan's museums. Their individual and collective contributions to the development of cultural institutions in Jordan are well documented by Malt. Interviews with women in leadership positions capture the difficulties and demands of balancing their profession and maintaining their traditional family lifestyles.

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• Editore: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0815630786
• ISBN 13: 9780815630784
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 138