Zenana : everyday peace in a Karachi apartment building /
Presenting an ethnographic study of a multi-ethnic, middle-class high-rise apartment building in Karachi, Pakistan, this book argues that peace is the product of a relentless daily labour, much of it carried out in the zenana, or women's space. It provides a glimpse into contemporary urban life...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The zenana revisited
- A day in the life
- Tension
- Anger
- Intimacy
- Conclusion: Emotion and the political actor.