Man's Dominion: The Rise of Religion and the Eclipse of Women's Rights
Author:   Sheila Jeffreys (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415596732


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   10 October 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Sheila Jeffreys (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780415596732


ISBN 10:   0415596734
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   10 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Devil’s Gateway: Religion and the Subordination of Women 3. Fundamentalism: The Divine Right of Patriarchs 4. The Right to Religion Trumps Women’s Human Rights 5. Multiculturalism and ‘Respect’ for Religion 6. Desecularisation and Women’s Equality 7. Covering up Women 1 8. A Harem for Every Man?: The Rise of Polygamy 9. The Master’s Tools: Islamic Feminism and its Critics 10. Conclusion: Liberating Women from Religious Oppression

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Sheila Jeffreys is a Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of The Industrial Vagina (2009) and Beauty and Misogyny (2005).

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