Our Sisters Promised Land by Ayala Emmett PAPERBACK 9780472089307

Our Sisters' Promised LandWomen, Politics, and Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence\nAuthor(s): Ayala Emmett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472089307, 978-0472089307\nSynopsis\nIn this powerful and timely book, Ayala H. Emmett examines the political roles of women in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Emmett's insights come from numerous trips to the region that included in-depth interviews with many of the participants. Excerpts from the interviews give voice to the women who played vitally important yet often overlooked roles in the political transformations of the contemporary Middle East. Emmett's observations on women's actions in political venues have global implications, transcending the specific political and social contexts of the region and shedding light on both the strengths of female activism and the resistances of male political institutions. Emmett investigates the s.