Daughters of Tunis : women, family, and networks in a Muslim city /

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This is a small case study of urban women in a Muslim nation. Through a combination of interviews, surveys, participant observation, and statistical data, the book examines how the roles of women are changing greatly in the Middle East (or at least in Tunisia).

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holmes-Eber, Paula (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©2003.
Series:Westview case studies in anthropology.
Subjects:
Women > Tunisia > Tunis > Social conditions.
Women > Tunisia > Tunis > Social life and customs.
Women > Social networks > Tunisia > Tunis.
Muslim women > Tunisia > Tunis.
Women in Islam > Tunisia > Tunis.
Ethnology > Tunisia > Tunis.
Femmes > Tunisie > Tunis > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Tunisie > Tunis > Mœurs et coutumes.
Groupes de femmes > Tunisie > Tunis.
Musulmanes > Tunisie > Tunis.
Femmes dans l'islam > Tunisie > Tunis.
Ethnologie > Tunisie > Tunis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Ethnology.
Muslim women.
Women in Islam.
Women > Social conditions.
Women > Social life and customs.
Women > Social networks.
Soziale Situation
Frau
Vrouwen.
Familierelaties.
Sociale netwerken.
Islam.
Tunisia > Tunis.
Tunis
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Men's and women's spaces in Tunis
  • Tea and visits : weaving the web of exchange
  • Marriage and family : Miriam's kin exclusive network
  • Sherifa's street : migration, residence patterns, and kin networks
  • Intimate economies : Nura's neighbor network
  • Women's religious celebrations : status, class, and Hannan's friendship pattern.

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