Women of Fes - Ambiguities of Urban Life in Morocco

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Newcomb teaches anthropology at Rollins College. Klappentext Based on extensive fieldwork, Women of Fes shows how Moroccan women create their own forms of identity through work, family, and society. The book also examines how women's lives are positioned vis-à-vis globalization, human rights, and the construction of national identity. Zusammenfassung Based on extensive fieldwork, Women of Fes shows how Moroccan women create their own forms of identity through work, family, and society. The book also examines how women's lives are positioned vis-à-vis globalization, human rights, and the construction of national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Transliteration Chapter One: Introduction: Women of Fes and the Territories of Ideology Chapter Two: Rumors: Constructing Fes Chapter Three: Mudawana Reform and the Persistence of Patriarchy Chapter Four: Solidarity with Distinctions: The Limits of Intervention at a Fassi Nongovernmental Organization Chapter Five: Kinship: Seeking Sanctuary in the City Chapter Six: Occupying the Public: New Forms of Gendered Urban Space Chapter Seven: Singing to So Many Audiences Chapter Eight: Conclusion: Community, Chaos, and Continuity Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Newcomb
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2010
• EAN: 9780812221312
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2131-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Contemporary Ethnography; Contemporary Ethnography (Pape; Contemporary Ethnography; Contemporary Ethnography (Pape
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories