Women of Jordan : Islam, labor, & the law / Amira El-Azhary Sonbol.
2003
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Author
Title
Women of Jordan : Islam, labor, & the law / Amira El-Azhary Sonbol.
Published
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2003.
Call Number
HQ1729 .S66 2003
Former Call Number
Jor 332 So57 2003
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0815629648 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815629850 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815629850 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xi, 300 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)50417236
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index.
Record Appears in
Variant Title
Islam, labor, and the law
Portion of Title
Islam, labor, & the law
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1
Introduction: Women in Jordan Today
1
2
Background: Qadis, 'Asha'ir, and Modern Law
19
3
Women's History and Work
54
4
Women and Work in Jordan Today
85
5
Laws of Guardianship and the Construction of Gender
117
6
Marriage, Obedience, and Work
151
7
Honor Crimes
185
8
Regarding Work and the Modern Jordanian Woman
214
Conclusion: What Next?
251
Notes
265
Glossary
275
Bibliography
281
Index
287