Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in Low-Income Cairo Tapa blanda - 2003

New York: Berghahn Books, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; square, uncreased spine; some fading along the spine and a shallow crease at the top rear edge of the soft cover, otherwise excellent.

New York: Berghahn Books. Very Good-. 2002. Softcover. 1571813918 . 265 pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. A study of laboring women in 4 low-income Cairo neighborhoods. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paperback / softback. New. The gap between rich and poor is widening in most countries, putting more pressure on women in particular who often find themselves with the ultimate responsibility to provide for their families, especially their children, in the face of economic and political discrimination. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews in four low-income neighborhoods in Cairo, this book offers rich, novel and intimate data relating to poor women's lives and everyday forms of resistance to gender inequalities in the labor market and at home. In contrast to the common stereotype of Middle Eastern women as totally oppressed and devoid of agency, this study shows the complex and diverse ways in which low-income women devise strategies to contest existing gender arrangements and improve their situation. It is a significant contribution to current debates about poverty, gender, power, and resistance.

Paperback / softback. New.

Berghahn Books, 2003. Paperback. New. 265 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.