The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Eyes of Saudi Women

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Eyes of Saudi Women

Name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Eyes of Saudi Women
Brand: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781793607249
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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781793607249

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By Anita C. Butera
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
Release Date: November 15, 2021
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 200

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Saudi women are the most powerful symbol of their rapidly-changing country. The Western political and academic debate has presented activists such as Loujain Al Hathloul and Samar Badawi as the heroic voice of all Saudi women. The Saudi government has focused instead on a nationalistic rhetoric that presents Saudi women as willing, obedient, and heroic handmaids of the New Saudi Arabia who speak with the voice of the Enlightened Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Ironically, both approaches have silenced the people they are meant to empower, Saudi women. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Eyes of Saudi Women argues that Saudi women cannot be empowered by the imposition from above of Western-inspired reforms and that the future of Saudi Arabia is firmly grounded in its past. Anita Butera provides a unique account of Saudi women's voices and their dreams for the future of Saudi Arabia. The author concludes that MbS, by allowing the entrance of women into public space independently from men, has allowed Saudi women to start a silent revolution that is changing the patriarchal system of Saudi Arabia and challenging the masculine nature of Saudi power.

Anita C. Butera is assistant professor of criminal justice at Canisius College.

Table of Contents Preface - Feminizing Saudi Arabia Acknowledgements Part I Part I Introduction- The Saudi Arabia That Is: Politics, Religion, and Oil Chapter 1- The Warrior King and the Birth of Saudi Arabia: Turning Defeats into Victories Chapter 2- The International Becoming of Saudi Arabia: Reforms, PanIslamism, Wahhabism, and Women Chapter 3- Distorted Economic Growth of Consumption: Kafala, Oil, and Radical Jihadism Chapter 4- Governing Saudi Arabia: Religion is Power Chapter 5- Reforming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: King Salman and Mohammed bin Salman Part II Part II Introduction- The Saudi Arabia That Can Be: Women, Patriarchy, and Change Chapter 6- Globalization, Westernization, and Nationalism: Saudi Vision 2030 and Women Chapter 7- The Feminization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Legal Profession and the Majlis Al Shura Chapter 8- Reforming Family Relations: Marriage, Divorce, and Child Custody Chapter 9- Social Stratification and the New Saudi Arabia: Gender, Domestic Workers, and Shias Conclusion- All Must Change So That All Stays the Same Bibliography About the Author

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