{"product_id":"defiance-and-compliance-negotiating-gender-in-low-income-cairo-9781571813916","title":"Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe gap between rich and poor is widening in most countries, putting more pressure on women in particular who often find themselves with the ultimate responsibility to provide for their families, especially their children, in the face of economic and political discrimination. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews in four low-income neighborhoods in Cairo, this book offers rich, novel and intimate data relating to poor women's lives and everyday forms of resistance to gender inequalities in the labor market and at home. In contrast to the common stereotype of Middle Eastern women as totally oppressed and devoid of agency, this study shows the complex and diverse ways in which low-income women devise strategies to contest existing gender arrangements and improve their situation. It is a significant contribution to current debates about poverty, gender, power, and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“[This book] is commended as being a thoughtful and thought-provoking survey which offers much-needed insights on economic ramifications and their lasting effects.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"The 13th volume in the outstanding 'New Directions in Anthropology' series…is a collection of insightful observations and cogent interviews … and commended as being a thoughtful and thought-provoking survey which offers much-needed insights on economic ramifications and their lasting effects.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · The Bookwatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Dr.El-Kholy's powerful study of labouring women in four Cairo neighbourhoods shows them vigorously confronting gender inequalities. Mindful of their sexual reputations, they see marriage less as oppression, more as a risky entry into the 'real' world of womanhood. These women can be strong in negotiations over marriage contracts, and wage-rates. Crystal-clear analysis, persuasive writing, and contextualised ethnography combine to make this book an intellectual and political challenge.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Peter Loizos, \u003c\/b\u003eLondon School of Economics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDedication\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgement\u003cbr\u003e \tA Note on Transliteration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eA Personal Trajectory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eRethinking Approaches to Resistance, Power and Gender Relations: Towards a Theoretical Framework\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Macrocontext: an Overview of Sociopolitical and Economic Transformations in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Research Setting and Characteristics of the Study Community\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eEthnography in One’s Native City: Research Approach, Methods, and Fieldwork Encounters\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003ePremarital Standards and Expectations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eMarriage Transactions and Negotiations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eDefiance and Acquiescence in The Labor Market\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eConjugal Arrangements and Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eIntrahousehold Decisions and Extrahousehold Networks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toward an “Organic Feminism”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTables\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTable I: \u003c\/strong\u003ePopulation of Egypt, 1937-1995\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTable II: \u003c\/strong\u003eAn Example of an \u003cem\u003eAyma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eMap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eMap I:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map of Cairo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix I: \u003c\/strong\u003eDescription of Study Population\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix II: \u003c\/strong\u003eGuiding Research Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041418936663,"sku":"9781571813916","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571813916.jpg?v=1750950198","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/defiance-and-compliance-negotiating-gender-in-low-income-cairo-9781571813916","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}