Family Life in the Ottoman Mediterranean (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521133272)

In writings about Islam, women and modernity in the Middle East, family and religion are frequently invoked but rarely historicized. Based on a wide range of local sources spanning two centuries (1660-1860), Beshara B. Doumani argues that there is no such thing as the Muslim or Arab family type that is so central to Orientalist, nationalist, and Islamist narratives. Rather, one finds dramatic regional differences, even within the same cultural zone, in the ways that family was understood, organized, and reproduced. In his comparative examination of the property devolution strategies and gender regimes in the context of local political economies, Doumani offers a groundbreaking examination of the stories and priorities of ordinary people and how they shaped the making of the modern Middle East.

Author: Beshara B. Doumani
ISBN-10: 0521133270
ISBN-13: 9780521133272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2017
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2018