M I D D L E E A S T S T U D I E S - Turkey & the Ottoman Empire / Gender & the Middle East
Gender and Agriculture in Turkey
Gender Politics in Turkey and Russia
Emine Erdogan, University of Warwick, UK
Gökten Huriye Dogangün, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Women, Globalization and Food Production
What is the role of women in Turkey’s global food production? This book traces how the Turkish state has shaped food production for the global market. The focus is the tomato industry, which has the highest export rate amongst fresh and processed fruit and vegetables in Turkey. Based on participant observation and interviews, Emine Erdogan foregrounds the stories of the those involved in production including the landowning family, local rural workers, Kurdish seasonal migrant workers, women factory workers and factory managers. UK April 2022 • US April 2022 • 216 pages PB 9780755639342 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781788312219 ePub 9780755617937 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9780755617920 • £76.50 / $100.32 I.B. Tauris
Women as Imams
Classical Islamic Sources and Modern Debates on Leading Prayer Simonetta Calderini, University of Roehampton, UK In recent years, media reports of women Imams throughout the world, in places such as Tamil Nadu and Uzbekistan, and the training of women preachers in Syria, Morocco and Malaysia have become increasingly frequent and, as a result, have caused widespread debate amongst scholars and clerics. Looking back at medieval laws which provide historic-textual precedents on the question of female ritual leadership, and looking ahead to present day initiatives, this book examines the permissibility of the practice of women Imams and addresses wider questions on the role of women in Islam. UK June 2022 • US June 2022 • 248 pages PB 9780755637140 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838606183 ePub 9780755618026 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9780755618033 • £76.50 / $100.32 I.B. Tauris
From State Feminism to Authoritarian Rule
Both Turkey and Russia were pioneering examples of 'state feminism' in the early 20th century, when the Republican and Bolshevik states embraced the ideology of women’s equality. But more recently sexism in these countries has dramatically intensified. This book explores the historical and contemporary parallels between Turkey and Russia, and how the state perpetuates and benefits from the subjugation of women. The research is based on analysis of legal documents, statistical data and reports, as well as in-depth interviews with experts, activists and public officials. UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 192 pages PB 9780755646227 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838604356 ePub 9781838604370 • £26.09 / $35.17 ePdf 9781838604363 • £26.09 / $35.17 I.B. Tauris
Masculinities and Displacement in the Middle East Syrian Refugees in Egypt
Magdalena Suerbaum, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religion and Ethnic Diversity, Germany After Morsi was toppled in Egypt, Syrians living in the country became the subject of a government-organized media campaign that labelled them terrorists, supporters of Morsi and allies of the Muslim Brotherhood. This book examines how this atmosphere, the experience of forced migration, and the label of 'refugee' impacted on middle-class Syrian men. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork including interviews and participant observation, Magdalena Suerbaum argues that more attention must be paid to intersectionality when examining the impact of forced migration on individuals and communities. UK May 2022 • US May 2022 • 224 pages PB 9780755635252 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838604042 ePub 9781838604066 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781838604059 • £76.50 / $100.32 Series: Gender and Islam • I.B. Tauris
Sex and Desire in Muslim Cultures
Beyond Norms and Transgression from the Abbasids to the Present Day Edited by Aymon Kreil, Ghent University, Belgium, Lucia Sorbera, University of Sydney, Australia & Serena Tolino, University of Bern, Switzerland This book offers a wide-ranging and consistently rigorous study of sexual norms in Arab and Islamic Societies, tracing how ideas about sexuality and gender have been constructed and subverted throughout history until the present day. Taking a chronological perspective, topics range from masculinity and femininity in religious and legal medieval texts to the idea of passive and active sexual roles in the Ottoman period and transgender identity in contemporary Arabic literature. The authors use a wide range of sources making clear to readers that constructions of gender and sexuality are multiple, linked to genre, and shift over time. UK June 2022 • US June 2022 • 264 pages PB 9780755637133 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838604080 ePub 9781838604103 • £81.00 / $106.83 ePdf 9781838604097 • £81.00 / $106.83 Series: Gender and Islam • I.B. Tauris
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