Iranian Romance in the Digital Age by Janet Afary, Jesilyn Faust - 9780755639571

Iranian Romance in the Digital AgeFrom Arranged Marriage to White Marriage\nAuthor(s): Janet Afary, Jesilyn Faust\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9780755639571, 978-0755639571\nSynopsis\nFollowing the 1979 Islamic Revolution, there was a dramatic reversal of womens\nrights, and the state revived many premodern social conventions through\nmodern means and institutions. Customs such as the enforced veiling of women,\neasy divorce for men, child marriage, and polygamy were robustly reintroduced\nand those who did not conform to societal strictures were severely punished. At\nthe same time, new social and economic programs benefited the urban and rural\npoor, especially women, which had a direct impact on gender relations and the\ninstitution of marriage. Edited by Janet Afary and Jesilyn Faust, this interdisciplinary\nvolume responds to the growing interest and need for literature on gender, marriage\nand family re.