Daughters Of Tunis

Women, Family, And Networks In A Muslim City

AvPaula Holmes-Eber

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Case Studies in Anthropology

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Beskrivning

Daughters of Tunis is an innovative ethnography that carefully weaves the words and intimate, personal stories of four Tunisian women and their families with a statistical analysis of women's survival strategies in a rapidly urbanizing, industrializing Muslim nation. Delineating three distinct network strategies, Holmes-Eber demonstrate

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Case Studies in Anthropology
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367315351

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Mer om författaren

Paula Holmes-Eber is a visiting scholar in Middle East Studies and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and was formerly an assistant professor in anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught courses in peoples and cultures of the Islamic Middle East, gender and family in the Middle East, and women and development, among other courses.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction -- 2 Men's and Women's Spaces in Tunis -- 3 Tea and Visits: Weaving the Web of Exchange -- 4 Marriage and Family: Miriam's Kin Exclusive Network -- 5 Sherifa's Street: Migration, Residence Patterns, and Kin Networks -- 6 Intimate Economies: Nura's Neighbor Network -- 7 Women's Religious Celebrations: Status, Class, and Hannan's Friendship Pattern -- 8 Conclusions