TY - BOOK AU - Malt,Carol TI - Women's voices in Middle East museums: case studies in Jordan T2 - Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East SN - 0815630786 (hardcover (cloth) : alk. paper) U1 - 069.082095695 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Syracuse PB - Syracuse University Press KW - Museums KW - Arab countries KW - History KW - BUEsh KW - Jordan KW - Women KW - Muslim women KW - Civilization, Arab KW - Intellectual life KW - BUSBOL KW - September2015 KW - November2015 N1 - Index : p. 129-138; Bibliography : p. 119-128; This book begins with an historical overview of the women of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and the West Bank of Palestine and then focuses on the museums of Jordan and the women who work in them. Carol Malt interweaves a history of Islam and a discussion of the emerging public role of women in Muslim society ER -