Making Do in Damascus : Navigating a Generation of Change in Family and Work /
Drawing on fieldwork that spans nearly twenty years, this book offers a rare portrayal of ordinary family life in Damascus, Syria. It explores how women draw on cultural ideals around gender, religion, and family to negotiate a sense of collective and personal identity. Emphasizing the ability of wo...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press,
2012
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Édition: | First edition. |
Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction : Getting beyond the stereotypes
- The Arab Republic of Syria
- Education, expectations, and opportunities
- Engagement, faith, and family
- Cutting the melon : choices in married life
- Paying for the honey : managing work and family
- Technology, security, and social change
- Crafting lives : agency and resources under Bashar al-Asad.