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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782507803321

Autore

Ring Laura A. <1968->

Titolo

Zenana [[electronic resource] ] : everyday peace in a Karachi apartment building / / Laura A. Ring

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-07823-2

9786612078231

0-253-11673-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

305.48/8009549183

Soggetti

Intergroup relations - Pakistan - Karachi

Conflict management - Pakistan - Karachi

Ethnic conflict - Pakistan - Karachi

Women and peace - Pakistan - Karachi

Sex role - Political aspects - Pakistan - Karachi

Karachi (Pakistan) Social conditions

Karachi (Pakistan) Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The photographs in this book are by Sheheryar Hasnain."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The zenana revisited -- A day in the life -- Tension -- Anger -- Intimacy -- Conclusion: Emotion and the political actor.

Sommario/riassunto

A rare, intimate glimpse into the daily lives of middle-class women in urban Pakistan.