Between Marriage and the Market
Intimate Politics and Survival in Cairo
Homa Hoodfar(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 1997
Book
Hardback
265 pages
978-0-520-20611-3 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on the impact of economic liberalization policies from 1983 to 1993, this text shows the crucial role of the household in survival strategies among low-income Egyptians. The author, an Iranian Muslim by birth, presents research that undermines many of the stereotypes associated with traditional Muslim women. Their apparent conservatism, she says, is based on rational calculation of the costs and benefits of working within formal and informal labour markets to secure household power. She posits that increasing adherence to Islam and taking up the veil on the part of the woman has been partially motivated by women's desire to protect and promote their interests both within and beyond households.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
21 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-20611-3 (9780520206113)
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04/2023
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Naval Institute Press
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Person
Homa Hoodfar is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Concordia University.