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Women in Saudi Arabia : Ideology and Behavior Among the Elite / Soraya Altorki.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Altorki, Soraya, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1986]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Presents a study of continuity and change among elite domestic groups in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which compares the behavior and ideology of three prominent families defined in terms of important historical events.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Chapter One. The City and the People
- Chapter Two. Home and Household
- Chapter Three. Roles and Role Conflicts
- Chapter Four. The Social World of Women: Kinship and Friendship
- Chapter Five. Marriage Strategies
- Chapter Six. Ideology and Strategy
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-231-89978-5
- OCLC:
- 1100434715
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