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008			140226s2014 nyu g 001 0 eng
020			_a9781476773957 (hardcover)
020			_z9781476773971 (ebook)
040			_aMPL _cMPL _erda
041	0		_aara
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aHQ1236 _b.C375 2014
082	0	0	_a323.3/4 _223
084			_aSOC028000 _aPOL035010 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aCarter, Jimmy _d1924-
245	1	2	_aA call to action _bwomen, religion, violence, and power _cJimmy Carter
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
264		1	_aNew York _bSimon & Schuster _c2014
300			_aviii, 211 pages _c24 سم
336			_aنص
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aبدون وسيط
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_aكتاب
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index
520			_a"The world's discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter's call to action. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and "owned" by men in others, forced to suffer servitude, child marriage, and genital cutting. The most vulnerable, along with their children, are trapped in war and violence. A Call to Action addresses the suffering inflicted upon women by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare. Key verses are often omitted or quoted out of context by male religious leaders to exalt the status of men and exclude women. And in nations that accept or even glorify violence, this perceived inequality becomes the basis for abuse. President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, have visited 145 countries, and The Carter Center has had active projects in more than half of them. Around the world, they have seen inequality rising rapidly with each passing decade. This is true in both rich and poor countries, and among the citizens within them. Carter draws upon his own experiences and the testimony of courageous women from all regions and all major religions to demonstrate that women around the world, more than half of all human beings, are being denied equal rights. This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all"-- _cProvided by publisher
596			_a1
650		0	_aHuman rights
650		0	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights _2bisacsh
650		0	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies _2bisacsh
650		0	_aSex discrimination against women
650		0	_aSex role _xReligious aspects
650		0	_aWomen _xSocial conditions _y21st century
650		0	_aWomen _xViolence against
650		0	_aWomen's rights _xReligious aspects
650		0	_aWomen's rights
963			_aJonathan Cox; phone: 212-698-7352; email: jonathan.cox@simonandschuster.com; bc: Stacy.Skolnik@simonandschuster.com
999			_c158019 _d158019