History 354: Women and Gender in the Middle EastReading Material The following books (all paperback) will be available for purchase in the U.D. bookstore. We will also rely heavily on reserve readings, which will be put on both hard copy and electronic reserve—the latter to the utmost extent possible. Everything which is not from the books below will be on reserve. I will also put the library holdings of the books below on reserve. Some readings may be direct links on the schedule page of the syllabus. it is your job to keep track.
Click here for e-reserve articles.
- Leila Ahmed. Women and Gender in Islam. Yale University Press, 1993. [referred to as Ahmed in schedule]
- Michael Gorkin and Rafiqa Othman. Three Mothers, Three Daughters. Other Press.
- Nikki Keddie and Beth Baron. Women in Middle East History. Yale University Press, 1992. [*collection of articles. Referred to as K& B in schedule.]
- Amin, Qasim. The Liberation of Women. Cairo: American University Press, 1992. [bookstore has not been able to get it as of 8/31. It is on both e-reserve and regular reserve.]