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'This book should be read by everyone interested in Arab women.' -- Middle East Journal 'A collection of conversations with successive generations of Emirati women.' -- The National (Dubai) 'Emirati Women is a very welcome addition to our knowledge of the people of the Arab Gulf and fills a large void in an area where women's voices, are, in general, still marginalised. Little that is published on the area offers readers the local inhabitants' viewpoint which is why the oral narratives and interviews presented in this book illustrate so tellingly the lives of those who are otherwise marginalised and ignored, thereby revealing a fascinating world that is usually obscured in conventional accounts.' -- Dr Wanda Krause, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 'Emirati Women is an engaging, insightful and lucidly written study on this important subject. Anyone who wants to discover how and why the role of women is changing within this dynamic Gulf state must read this book'. -- Steven Wright, Assistant Professor, Department of International Affairs, Qatar University, and author of The United States and Persian Gulf Security 'By giving voice to women from different parts of society, Bristol-Rhys is able to paint a dense and colourful picture of social life in the contemporary UAE. Her portrayal of the wide variety of complex and often contradictory predicaments which structure Emirati women's lives, worlds, and worldviews constitutes a powerful counter-narrative to stereotypical and often homogenising misrepresentations of Emirati society, and of women in particular.' -- Journal of Arabian Studies

'A collection of conversations with successive generations of Emirati women.' --The National (Dubai); 'Emirati Women is a very welcome addition to our knowledge of the people of the Arab Gulf and fills a large void in an area where women's voices, are, in general, still marginalised. Little that is published on the area offers readers the local inhabitants' viewpoint which is why the oral narratives and interviews presented in this book illustrate so tellingly the lives of those who are otherwise marginalised and ignored, thereby revealing a fascinating world that is usually obscured in conventional accounts.' --Dr Wanda Krause, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; 'By giving voice to women from different parts of society, Bristol-Rhys is able to paint a dense and colourful picture of social life in the contemporary UAE. Her portrayal of the wide variety of complex and often contradictory predicaments which structure Emirati women's lives, worlds, and worldviews constitutes a powerful counter-narrative to stereotypical and often homogenising misrepresentations of Emirati society, and of women in particular.' --Journal of Arabian Studies

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Jane Bristol-Rhys is a an Arabic-speaking cultural anthropologist who has lived in the Middle East for twenty years and has taught at Zayed University Abu Dhabi since 2001, having formerly taught in Egypt for many years. She is the author of many articles on the UAE.

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