02848nam 2200541 450 991078933260332120230215175801.00-429-98074-49780786749102(CKB)3410000000000411(EBL)1725236(MiAaPQ)EBC5302033(MiAaPQ)EBC1725236(Au-PeEL)EBL5302033(CaPaEBR)ebr11513285(OCoLC)1024280302(EXLCZ)99341000000000041120180309h20182003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDaughters of Tunis women, family, and networks in a Muslim city /Paula Holmes-EberNew York, [New York] ;London, [England] :Routledge,2018.©20031 online resource (191 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8133-3944-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Series Editor Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on Language Use and Transliteration of Tunisian Arabic; 1 Introduction; 2 Men's and Women's Spaces in Tunis; 3 Tea and Visits: Weaving the Web of Exchange; 4 Marriage and Family: Miriam's Kin Exclusive Network; 5 Sherifa's Street: Migration, Residence Patterns, and Kin Networks; 6 Intimate Economies: Nura's Neighbor Network; 7 Women's Religious Celebrations: Status, Class, and Hannan's Friendship Pattern; 8 Conclusions; Appendix 1: The Survey; Appendix 2: Tables; Glossary; Glossary of Tunisian Kinship TermsSuggestions for Further ReadingBibliography; IndexDaughters of Tunis is an innovative ethnography that carefully weaves the words and intimate, personal stories of four Tunisian women and their families with a statistical analysis of women's survival strategies in a rapidly urbanizing, industrializing Muslim nation. Delineating three distinct network strategies, Holmes-Eber demonstrates the ?public" role of neighborhoods as informal social security systems, and the impact of women's education, class and migration on women's resources and networks. An engaging, warm, and oftentimes humorous portrait of Muslim women's responses to dWomenTunisiaTunisSocial conditionsWomenTunisiaTunisSocial life and customsWomenSocial networksTunisiaTunisWomenSocial conditions.WomenSocial life and customs.WomenSocial networks306/.099611Holmes-Eber Paula274033MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789332603321Daughters of Tunis3867587UNINA