{"product_id":"the-ideal-refugees-elena-fiddian-qasmiyeh-9780815633266","title":"The Ideal Refugees: Gender, Islam, and the Sahrawi Politics of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003eRefugee camps are typically perceived as militarized and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps have consistently been represented as ideal in nature: uniquely secular and democratic spaces, characterized by gender equality. Drawing on extensive research with and about Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, Cuba, Spain, South Africa, and Syria, Fiddian-Qasmiyeh explores how, why, and to what effect such idealized depictions have been projected onto the international arena. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Ideal Refugees, \u003c\/i\u003e the author argues that secularism and the empowerment of Sahrawi refugee women have been strategically invoked to secure the humanitarian and political support of Western state and nonstate actors, ensuring the continued survival of the camps and their inhabitants. This book challenges the reader to reflect critically on who benefits from assertions of good, bad, and ideal refugees, and whose interests are advanced by interwoven discourses about the empowerment of women and secularism in contexts of war and peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815633262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815633266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 338","brand":"Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926474096895,"sku":"9780815633266","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7f5e2164-3e3e-49d7-97c6-735cac6830d3.jpg?v=1681083272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ideal-refugees-elena-fiddian-qasmiyeh-9780815633266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}