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Acknowledgments

© 2002 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2002 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. List of Maps and Tables IX
  4. Preface XI
  5. Acknowledgments XIII
  6. Note on Foreign Terms and Transliteration XVII
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Part 1: SIMILARITIES: Common Heritage of the Maghrib
  9. Introduction 15
  10. 1. State Formation in Kin-Based Societies 17
  11. 2. Islam and Family Law: An Unorthodox View 28
  12. 3. Women Ally with the Devil: Gender, Unity, and Division 51
  13. 4. Men Work with Angels: Power of the Tribe 68
  14. Part 2: HISTORICAL DIFFERENCES
  15. Introduction 85
  16. 5. The Precolonial Polity: National Variations 87
  17. 6. Colonial Rule: French Strategies 114
  18. Part 3: THREE PATHS TO NATION-STATE AND FAMILY LAW
  19. Introduction 145
  20. 7. Palace, Tribe, and Preservation of Islamic Law: Morocco 147
  21. 8. Elite Divisions and the Law in Gridlock: Algeria 169
  22. 9. State Autonomy from Tribe and Family Law Reform: Tunisia 201
  23. Conclusion. State-Building, Family Law, and Women's Rights 233
  24. Glossary 243
  25. Notes 247
  26. Selected Bibliography 301
  27. Author Index 319
  28. Subject Index 327
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. List of Maps and Tables IX
  4. Preface XI
  5. Acknowledgments XIII
  6. Note on Foreign Terms and Transliteration XVII
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Part 1: SIMILARITIES: Common Heritage of the Maghrib
  9. Introduction 15
  10. 1. State Formation in Kin-Based Societies 17
  11. 2. Islam and Family Law: An Unorthodox View 28
  12. 3. Women Ally with the Devil: Gender, Unity, and Division 51
  13. 4. Men Work with Angels: Power of the Tribe 68
  14. Part 2: HISTORICAL DIFFERENCES
  15. Introduction 85
  16. 5. The Precolonial Polity: National Variations 87
  17. 6. Colonial Rule: French Strategies 114
  18. Part 3: THREE PATHS TO NATION-STATE AND FAMILY LAW
  19. Introduction 145
  20. 7. Palace, Tribe, and Preservation of Islamic Law: Morocco 147
  21. 8. Elite Divisions and the Law in Gridlock: Algeria 169
  22. 9. State Autonomy from Tribe and Family Law Reform: Tunisia 201
  23. Conclusion. State-Building, Family Law, and Women's Rights 233
  24. Glossary 243
  25. Notes 247
  26. Selected Bibliography 301
  27. Author Index 319
  28. Subject Index 327
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