{"product_id":"consuming-desires-frances-hasso-9780804761567","title":"Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the twentieth century, most Middle East states adopted a \u003ci\u003eshari'a\u003c\/i\u003e-based system for recognizing marriages. Partly in reaction to these dynamics, new types of marriage that evade the control of the state and religious authorities have emerged. These marriages allow for men and women to engage in sexual relationships, but do not require that they register the marriage with the state, that they live together, or that the man be financially responsible for the wife or household. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConsuming Desires\u003c\/i\u003e, Frances Hasso explores the extent to which these new relationship forms are used and to what ends, as well as the legal and cultural responses to such innovations. She outlines what is at stake for the various groups--the state, religious leaders, opposition groups, young people, men and women of different classes and locations, and feminist organizations--in arguments for and against these relationship forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Hasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804761566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804761567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011","brand":"Frances Hasso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202172109055,"sku":"9780804761567","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d23f13b5-4acd-4d33-868d-142d6c307f7e.jpg?v=1756819837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consuming-desires-frances-hasso-9780804761567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}