Muriel Lightbourne
Ashgate
Hardback
256
Using gender and law in the political system of Jordan as a means of investigating broader issues regarding the relationship between culture and political legitimacy this book demonstrates how the state uses the legal system as a legitimation tool incorporating traditional social practices to maintain the support of certain elements of society while simultaneously taking measures that counter traditional practices and extend new rights and roles to women.
Ashgate
Hardback
256
Using gender and law in the political system of Jordan as a means of investigating broader issues regarding the relationship between culture and political legitimacy this book demonstrates how the state uses the legal system as a legitimation tool incorporating traditional social practices to maintain the support of certain elements of society while simultaneously taking measures that counter traditional practices and extend new rights and roles to women.