Quest for Love in Central Morocco : Young Women and the Dynamics of Intimate Lives / Laura Menin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menin, Laura, author.

Series:

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.

Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This ethnography focuses on young women whose lives unfold in the low-income and lower-middle-class neighborhoods of a midsized town in Central Morocco, far from the overt influence of city life. It explores the creative ways young women navigate desire and morality, drawing upon ideas of "love" as an ethnographic object and source of theoretical examination to show how love is shaped just as much through complex cultural and historical phenomena as through intersecting socioeconomic and political developments"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : "Love is a problem in Morocco!"

Encountering al-Azaliyya

A sense of self

Reforming desires

The unpredictability of love

Fun, freedom, and transgression

The party of love

Digital intimacies

Conclusion.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815657033

081565703X