Between Marriage and the Market: Intimate Politics and Survival in Cairo

by Homa Hoodfar

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Homa Hoodfar's richly detailed ethnography provides a rare glimpse into the daily life of Arab Muslim families. Focusing on the impact of economic liberalization policies from 1983 to 1993, she shows the crucial role of the household in survival strategies among low-income Egyptians. Hoodfar, an Iranian Muslim by birth, presents research that undermines many of the stereotypes associated with traditional Muslim women. Their apparent conservatism,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520206118

ISBN13:9780520206113

Release Date:July 1997

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:265 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Consumer Behavior Cultural Economic Conditions Economics Egypt Gay & Lesbian History Macroeconomics

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