Daughters of Tunis Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City

Name: Daughters of Tunis Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City
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ISBN: 9780813339443

ISBN-10: 0813339448

ISBN-13: 9780813339443

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Paula Holmes-Eber, Paula Holmes-Eber

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Social Science/Anthropology

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List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660



Series Editor Preface


Preface


Acknowledgments


Notes on Language Use and Transliteration of Tunisian Arabic



Introduction


Women, Family, and Social Change in Tunisia


Households, Development, and Women's Survival Networks


The Study


Notes



Men's and Women's Spaces in Tunis


Moving into and out of Men's Spaces


Class and Domestic Space in Tunis


Notes



Tea and Visits: Weaving the Web of Exchange


Visits and Exchange


Class, Social Status, and Visiting Networks


Weaving the Web of Exchange: Meeting the Women in the Study


Notes



Marriage and Family: Miriam's Kin Exclusive Network


The Importance of Family: Kin Exclusive Networks


Keeping the Family Together: Endogamy and Kin Networks


Visits and Marriage


Notes



Sherifa's Street: Migration, Residence Patterns, and Kin Networks


Defining Kinship


The Kinship Neighborhood


Migration and Long-Distance Visits


Kin Exclusive Networks and Migration


Notes



Intimate Economies: Nura's Neighbor Network


The Neighbor Network


Neighborhoods and Networks


Intimate Economies: Daily Exchange and the Informal Social Security System


Housing Arrangements and Long-Term Visits


Notes



Women's Religious Celebrations: Status, Class, and Hannan's Friendship Pattern


Hannan and the Friendship Pattern


Visits at Religious Holidays ('Eedet)


Visits at Life Cycle Events or Mounesibet


Notes



Conclusions


Notes



The Survey



Tables


Glossary


Glossary of Tunisian Kinship Terms


Suggestions for Further Reading


Bibliography


Index