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Behind the Veil in Arabia

By Unni Wikan

Behind the Veil in Arabia

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List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note on TransliterationPart I1. Introduction: Finding Our Way2. Sohar: The First Exotic Glimpse3. The Town and Its PeoplePart II4. Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice5. Socialization to the Practice of Segregation6. The Burqa Facial Mask7. Women's World8. Honor and Self-realization9. The Xanith: A Third Gender Role?Part III10. Diverse Interests in Marriage Establishment11. The Bride Should Be a Virgin, the Groom Should Be a Man12. The Visit of an Undutiful Daughter13. Portrait of a Marriage14. Role-realization in MarriageAppendix: A Framework for the AnalysisReferencesIndex
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
328
Release Date:
1991-05-01
Publication Date:
1991-05-01
Publisher:
University of Chicago Pr.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0226896838
ISBN13:
9780226896830
Weight:
557 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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