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Book SynopsisIn this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction Part I. The Setting: Aintab and Its Court 1. Locating Aintab in Space and Time 2. The People of Aintab and Their World 3. Introducing the Court of Aintab Part II. Gender and the Terrain of Local Justice Idne's Story: A Child Marriage in Trouble 4. Gender, Class, and Social Hierarchy 5. Morality and Self-Representation at Court 6. Women, Property, and the Court Part III. Law, Community, and the State Haciye Sabah's Story: A Teacher on Trial 7. Negotiating Legitimacy through the Law 8. Punishment, Violence, and the Court Part IV: Making Justice at the Court of Aintab Fatma's Story: The Dilemma of a Pregnant Peasant Girl Conclusion Notes Index
