Between marriage and the market : intimate politics and survival in Cairo /

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, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoodfar, Homa
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1997.
Series:Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 24.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2711612