Paula Holmes-Eber

Daughters of Tunis (eBook, PDF)

Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents an ethnographic study of women, family and development in Tunis. It demonstrates the "public" role of neighborhoods as informal social security systems, and the impact of women's education, class, and migration on women's resources and networks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429969669
• Artikelnr.: 53330958

Autorenporträt

Paula Holmes-Eber is a visiting scholar in Middle East Studies and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and was formerly an assistant professor in anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught courses in peoples and cultures of the Islamic Middle East, gender and family in the Middle East, and women and development, among other courses.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction
2 Men's and Women's Spaces in Tunis
3 Tea and Visits: Weaving the Web of Exchange
4 Marriage and Family: Miriam's Kin Exclusive Network
5 Sherifa's Street: Migration, Residence Patterns, and Kin Networks
6 Intimate Economies: Nura's Neighbor Network
7 Women's Religious Celebrations: Status, Class, and Hannan's Friendship Pattern
8 Conclusions