Dimensions
152 x 229 x 36mm
This ground-breaking collection of fifteen essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world as well as the history of Muslim women. sources and studying the history of women in the region, the articles are presented thematically and chronologically, starting with ancient history, and moving on to the mediaeval, early modern and contemporary periods. contribution, the family - and how it changed over time - and the legal system and laws dealing with women and family from the pre-modern to the modern periods.