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What Makes Women Sick?: Maternity, Modesty, and Militarism in Israeli Society (Brandeis Series on Jewish Women) - Softcover
Scrutinizing the Israeli military, medical, and religious establishments, Susan Sered discloses the myths, policies, and pressures that encumber and endanger Israeli women in their roles as soldiers, brides, and mothers. Framed by the question of why the life expectancy and health status of Israeli women is poor in comparison to women in other developed countries, What Makes Women Sick? conjoins medical anthropology, gender studies, and women's health to show how female bodies in Israel are controlled through public policy, symbolic discourses, and ritual performances. Looking at issues such as disputes over women serving in combat, the rape of a former "Miss Israel," and government incentives for bearing children, Sered develops a passionate ethnography of Israeli society that resonates universal truths about women, power, and authority.
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"Susan Sered offers insightful analysis and reveals an understanding of the complexity of Israel's socio-politico-religious dynamic." --Jerusalem Post
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Considered an expert on the Iraqi-Jewish archive and diaspora, CYNTHIA KAPLAN SHAMASH has spoken widely about her experiences and published an op-ed in the New York Times. She was elected to the board of the World Organization of Jews from Iraq in 2011 and currently lives in New York City, where she has her own dentistry practice and is married with five children.
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- PublisherBrandeis University Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1584650508
- ISBN 13 9781584650508
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages194
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