Bargaining for women's rights: activism in an aspiring Muslim democracy

Synopsis

Looks Beyond Stereotypes To Explain The Failures And Successes Of Women?s Rights Politics In The Muslim World. Providing A Analytic Framework For Understanding Conflict Over Women?s Rights Policies Without Stereotyping Muslims, Kang Demonstrates That, Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, Islam Does Not Have A Uniformly Negative Effect On The Prospects Of Such Legislation. --from Publisher Description. Abbreviations -- Introduction: Women's Rights In An African Muslim Democracy -- A French Colonial Legacy : The Making Of Niger's Legal System -- The Puzzle Of Non-adoption : Why Niger Has No Family Code -- Bargaining For Women's Representation : The Adoption Of A Gender Quota -- Bringing Rights Home : How Niger Ratified Cedaw And Rejected The Maputo Protocol -- Conclusion: Rethinking Women's Activism -- Appendix: Research Methods -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Alice J. Kang. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203 -224) And Index.