Neopatriarchy : A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society

Hisham Sharabi

ISBN 10: 0195079132 / ISBN 13: 9780195079135

Editore: Oxford University Press, 1992

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Sharabi argues that the historical patriarchal authority structure of the Middle East has not succumbed to modernization and disappeared or even been fundamentally revised. Instead it lives on as neopatriarchy: an inherited patriarchal authority which manifests itself at the level of the state and the family in the form of modernity, while retaining the essence of patriarchy in family, clan, and religion.At the heart of the problem is a petty-bourgeois élite that has frozen further political and social development by frustrating the emergence of a full-blown bourgeois class or an empowered proletariat. Disquieting forces such as sexism and fundamentalism become the end result of the overall societal stagnation.

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• Titolo: Neopatriarchy : A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195079132
• ISBN 13: 9780195079135
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 216 L x 140 A x 13 P (millimetri) 216 millimetri di larghezza per 140 millimetri di altezza per 13 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 311 grammi

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Riassunto

Sharabi argues that the historical patriarchal authority structure of the Middle East has not succumbed to modernization and disappeared or even been fundamentally revised. Instead it lives on as neopatriarchy: an inherited patriarchal authority which manifests itself at the level of the state and the family in the form of modernity, while retaining the essence of patriarchy in family, clan, and religion.

At the heart of the problem is a petty-bourgeois élite that has frozen further political and social development by frustrating the emergence of a full-blown bourgeois class or an empowered proletariat. Disquieting forces such as sexism and fundamentalism become the end result of the overall societal stagnation.

Recensione

'brief but impressively rich and thought-provoking book ... The book is a valuable reference for students of the Middle East. With greater theoretical refinements, it could serve as a solid source for developmental studies.' Mehran Tamadonfar, University of Nevada, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 26:1