List of illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Women in the Middle East: a history
Introduction: issues in studying Middle Eastern women's history
Regional background and the beginnings of Islam
From the pious caliphs through the dynastic caliphates
From the Turkish and Mongol invasions to 1798
Change in the long nineteenth century 1798-1914
1914-45: nationalism and women's movements
1945-today: new states, women's activism, and the rise of Islamism
Conclusion.
Women in the Middle East : past and present by Nikki R. Keddie. ISBN 9780691128634. Published by Princeton University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.