Consuming Desires : Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East.
Consuming Desires examines new forms of marriage emerging in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in reaction, in part, to the governments' increasing attempts to control sexuality with shari'a law.
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2010. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Legal Governmentality and the National Family
- 2. National Families in "Crisis"
- 3. Transnational "Invasions" and Emerging Selves and Desires
- 4. Improving the National Family
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.