{"title":"Afsaneh Najmabadi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfsaneh Najmabadi's works delve into the complexities of gender, sexuality, and identity, offering thoughtful insights grounded in historical and cultural contexts. Her writing challenges conventional narratives and invites readers to reconsider established ideas about feminism and social constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted firmly in education and reference, Najmabadi’s books combine scholarly rigour with accessible prose, making them essential for anyone interested in gender studies, Middle Eastern history, and the intersections between culture and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"women-with-mustaches-and-men-without-beards-by-afsaneh-najmabadi-9780520242630","title":"Women with Mustaches and Men without Beards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from a rich array of visual and literary material from nineteenth-century Iran, this groundbreaking book rereads and rewrites the history of Iranian modernity through the lens of gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeeling away notions of a rigid pre-modern Islamic gender system, Afsaneh Najmabadi provides a compelling demonstration of the centrality of gender and sexuality to the shaping of modern culture and politics in Iran. She explores how changes in ideas about gender and sexuality affected conceptions of beauty, love, homeland, marriage, education, and citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe concludes with a provocative discussion of Iranian feminism and its role in the country's current culture wars. In addition to providing an important new perspective on Iranian history, Najmabadi skillfully demonstrates how using gender as an analytic category can provide insight into structures of hierarchy and power, and thus into the organization of politics and social life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471972057324,"sku":"9780520242630","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8df8c820f057a6c3d38c97012fc70713.jpg?v=1775692411"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/afsaneh-najmabadi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}