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Avenues of participation : family, politics, and networks in urban quarters of Cairo /
Intentionally excluded from formal politics in authoritarian states by reigning elites, do the common people have concrete ways of achieving community objectives? Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book demonstrates that they do. Focusing on the political life of the shab (or popular classes) in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c1995.
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| Colección: | Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Egypt and Popular Political Expression. The Context and Approach of the Study
- Ch. 1. The Family, Politics, and the Familial Ethos. The Public/Private Dichotomy and Political Participation. Patrimonialism, the Family, and Participation in a Middle Eastern Context. The Familial Ethos
- Conclusion: An Ethos beyond the Household
- Ch. 2. Reproducing the Family. Choosing a Mate: "Shababiik, shababiik, id-dunya kullaha shababiik" Marriage Protocol, or the Rules of Engagement. Sexuality and the Transgression of Public Norms. The Cost of Marriage: An Economic Nightmare. Raising the Capital to Marry
- Conclusions: Marriage, the Economy, and the State
- Ch. 3. Networks: The Political Lifeline of Community. Earning a Living. Development: Education Networks. The Bureaucracy and the State
- Ch. 4. Informality: Politics and Economics in Tandem. Informal and Formal Economic Activity in a Shabi Community. Family Enterprises. Informality Meets the State.
- The Shab and Informality: Wages and Wealth. Informality: The Economic and Political Consequences for the Nation
- Ch. 5. Politics as Distribution. Private Voluntary Organizations: A Mediated Distribution Point. Elite Politics, the State, and the Shab.