{"product_id":"women-rising-in-and-beyond-the-arab-spring-9781479801046","title":"Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGroundbreaking essays by female activists and scholars documenting women's resistance before, during, and after the Arab Spring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImages of women protesting in the Arab Spring, from Tahrir Square to the streets of Tunisia and Syria, have become emblematic of the political upheaval sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. In \u003ci\u003eWomen Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad bring together a provocative group of scholars, activists, artists, and more, highlighting the first-hand experiences of these remarkable women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this relevant and timely volume, Stephan and Charrad paint a picture of women's political resistance in sixteen countries before, during, and since the Arab Spring protests first began in 2011. Contributors provide insight into a diverse range of perspectives across the entire movement, focusing on often-marginalized voices, including rural women, housewives, students, and artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Rising\u003c\/i\u003e offers an on-the-ground understanding of an important twenty-first century movement, telling the story of Arab women's activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Stephan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Fellow at The Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University and the Director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eIn Line with the Divine: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of several publications on Lebanese women's movement, social movements, social networks, and Arab-Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMounira Charrad \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas, Austin and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Baker Institute, Rice University. She is author of the award-winning book, \u003ci\u003eStates and Women's Rights: The Making of Postcolonial Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the editor or co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePatrimonial Power in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatrimonial Capitalism and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Agency: Silences and Voices, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFemmes, Culture et Soci?t? au Maghreb. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859135107346,"sku":"9781479801046","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1135d27-4c8b-4e2a-bac4-9cfe66dfd695.jpg?v=1737550015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-rising-in-and-beyond-the-arab-spring-9781479801046","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}