Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Ethnographic Reflections 21
8. 2. Politicization of Gender 35
9. 3. The State, the Public, and Women’s Rights 67
10. 4. Twenty-First- Century Marriage: Gender Equality or Complementarity? 97
11. 5. Rural, Educated, and Single 141
12. Conclusion 175
13. Appendix 187
14. Notes 191
15. Glossary 209
16. Bibliography 211
17. Index 231