Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East

by Frances S. Hasso

Book Overview

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. These marriages allow for men and women to engage in sexual relationships, but do not require that they register the marriage with the state, that they live together, or that the man...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804761566
• ISBN13: 9780804761567
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"