{"product_id":"family-gender-and-law-in-a-globalizing-middle-east-and-south-asia-hardcover","title":"Family, Gender, and Law in a Globalizing Middle East and South Asia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Cuno\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eManisha Desai\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this collection examine issues of gender, family, and law in the Middle East and South Asia. In particular, the authors address the impact of colonialism on law, family, and gender relations; the role of religious politics in writing family law and the implications for gender relations; and the tension between international standards emerging from UN conferences and conventions and various nationalist projects. Employing the frame of globalization, the authors highlight the ways in which local and global forces interact and influence the experiences and actions of people who engage with the law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy virtue of a south-south comparison of two quite similar and culturally linked regions, contributors avoid positing the West as a modern telos. Drawing upon the fields of anthropology, history, sociology, and law, this volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the complicated history of jurisprudence with regard to family and gender.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Cuno \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has published articles in numerous journals including the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Middle East Studies, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIslamic Law and Society.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePasha's Peasants: Land, Society, and Economy in Lower Egypt, 1740-1850. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eManisha Desai\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of Women's Studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRethinking Globalization: Gender and the Politics of Possibilities, \u003c\/i\u003e coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Activism and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobalization: Linking Local Struggles to Transnational Politics, \u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Issues in Asia and Oceania. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130460770439,"sku":"9780815632351","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/55ed7aa885a6d9160e8df16f60c7b9b8.webp?v=1732610992","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/family-gender-and-law-in-a-globalizing-middle-east-and-south-asia-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}