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

, by Holmes-Eber,Paula

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ISBN: 9780813339443 | 0813339448
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Copyright: 8/14/2002

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Series Editor Preface	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Notes on Language Use and Transliteration of Tunisian Arabic	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Women, Family, and Social Change in Tunisia	p. 4
Households, Development, and Women's Survival Networks	p. 7
The Study	p. 10
Notes	p. 13
Men's and Women's Spaces in Tunis	p. 15
Moving into and out of Men's Spaces	p. 18
Class and Domestic Space in Tunis	p. 25
Notes	p. 30
Tea and Visits: Weaving the Web of Exchange	p. 31
Visits and Exchange	p. 34
Class, Social Status, and Visiting Networks	p. 36
Weaving the Web of Exchange: Meeting the Women in the Study	p. 40
Notes	p. 44
Marriage and Family: Miriam's Kin Exclusive Network	p. 45
The Importance of Family: Kin Exclusive Networks	p. 49
Keeping the Family Together: Endogamy and Kin Networks	p. 50
Visits and Marriage	p. 52
Notes	p. 63
Sherifa's Street: Migration, Residence Patterns, and Kin Networks	p. 65
Defining Kinship	p. 69
The Kinship Neighborhood	p. 70
Migration and Long-Distance Visits	p. 75
Kin Exclusive Networks and Migration	p. 78
Notes	p. 80
Intimate Economies: Nura's Neighbor Network	p. 81
The Neighbor Network	p. 85
Neighborhoods and Networks	p. 87
Intimate Economies: Daily Exchange and the Informal Social Security System	p. 91
Housing Arrangements and Long-Term Visits	p. 95
Notes	p. 99
Women's Religious Celebrations: Status, Class, and Hannan's Friendship Pattern	p. 101
Hannan and the Friendship Pattern	p. 104
Visits at Religious Holidays ('Eedet)	p. 110
Visits at Life Cycle Events or Mounesibet	p. 116
Notes	p. 120
Conclusions	p. 121
Notes	p. 127
The Survey	p. 129
Tables	p. 133
Glossary	p. 137
Glossary of Tunisian Kinship Terms	p. 139
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 141
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 157
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Daughters of Tunis: Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City

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