The Banality of Power: Women’s Influence on Emirati Politics, c. 1800–present
The political impact of women from paramount families in the UAE over the last 200 years has been largely overlooked by scholars who tend to focus on male power and ignore the banality of women’s everyday influences. In fact, these women linked families, provided crucial information through their ne...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Hawwa
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-339 |
| Further subjects: | B
Middle East
B Women B UAE B Politics B Gender |
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| Summary: | The political impact of women from paramount families in the UAE over the last 200 years has been largely overlooked by scholars who tend to focus on male power and ignore the banality of women’s everyday influences. In fact, these women linked families, provided crucial information through their networks, restrained rulers, and promoted the career ambitions of their sons. Their ability to influence events in this early period suggests a power greater than that enjoyed by women appointed or elected to government positions today. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2086 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hawwa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692086-BJA10007 |