Description
| Product ID: | 9781786998002 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Resisting Sectarianism |
| Subtitle: | Queer Activism in Postwar Lebanon |
| Authors: | Author: John Nagle, Tamirace Fakhoury |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Feminism and feminist theory, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Political activism / Political engagement, Feminism & feminist theory, Gay & Lesbian studies, Political activism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This original book argues that non-sectarian LGBTQand feminist movements are powerful agents of political and social change inpostwar Lebanon The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon’s postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sectarianism argues that LGBTQ and feminists social movements are powerful agents of political and social transformation in Lebanon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the book takes the reader inside these movements to see how they attract members and construct campaigns, forge alliances, and the multiple ways in which they generate important forms of resistance to, and change within, the sectarian system. The book also traces the strong obstacles that sectarian parties and religious authorities employ to weaken LGBTQ and feminist activism. |
| Imprint Name: | Zed Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-23 |
