Power, sect and state in Syria : the politics of marriage and identity amongst the Druze /: the politics of marriage and identity amongst the Druze. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Power, sect & state in Syria
• Further Information: Note: A. Maria A. Kastrinou.
• Authors: Kastrinou, A. Maria A
• Contents: Chapter 1: Intimate bodies, violent strugglesChapter 2: Emplacing research: History, anthropology and methodsChapter 3: Two houses in Jaramana: History and diversity in a Druze neighbourhoodChapter 4: Of bodies, souls and transformations: Birthing and dying in JaramanaChapter 5: A wedding in Jaramana: Nuptial intimacy, power and performanceChapter 6: Cultural policy marriages: Folklore festivals, legitimacy and the Syrian stateChapter 7: Arab youth politics in Syria: Becoming young in the Middle EastChapter 8: An Arab dance last spring: Middle-class intellectuals, art and marriage in DamascusChapter 9: The intimate and violent struggles ahead.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 268 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.81095691; Marriage -- Social aspects -- Syria; Marriage -- Political aspects -- Syria; Druzes -- Syria; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Druzes; Marriage -- Social aspects; Syria; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857727527; 0857727524; 9780857729552; 0857729551; 9780857729552
• Related ISBNs: 9781784532208; 1784532207
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-262) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 30, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.