This book examines the place of women within ethnic and national communities in nine different societies, and the ways in which the state intervenes in their li

An examination of nationalism and gender.

Political projects of modern nation-states, the specificities of their nationalist histories and the positioning of Islam vis-a-vis diverse nationalisms are add

Nira Yuval-Davis provides an authoritative overview and critique of writings on gender and nationhood, presenting an original analysis of the ways gender relati