Keeping the Names Straight -- 1. Patrilineality -- 2. Polygyny -- 3. Reproduction -- 4. Patrilateral Parallel-Cousin Marriage -- 5. Honor and Shame --Transcriptions of Arabic Poems and Songs
Summary
The author draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. She explores how the telling of stories of everyday life challenges the power of anthropological theory to render adequately the lives of others and the way feminist theory appropriates Third World women
Analysis
Arab women Social conditions
Egypt
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index
