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Subtitle:
Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East
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Book Category:
Family & Relationships > Marriage
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Author:
Frances S. Hasso
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780804761550
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Price:
USD 70.00
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Publication Year:
2010
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Alternative Binding:
Paperback
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Alternative ISBN 13:
9780804761567
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Alternative Price:
USD 24.95
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Publisher Info
Christie B. Cochrell,
Stanford University Press,1450 Page Mill Road,
Palo Alto ,
California - 94304-1124,USA
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Book Description
Over the course of the twentieth century, most Middle East states adopted a shari'a-based system for recognizing marriages. Partly in reaction to these dynamics, new types of marriage that evade the control of the state and religious authorities have emerged.
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