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.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2010.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of 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.