Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. NOTE ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION xv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 1. BODIES OF FRENCH ALGERIAN LAW 27
8. 2. POLYGAMY, PUBLIC ORDER, AND PROPERTY 55
9. 3. MAKING THE “MUSLIM FAMILY” 90
10. 4. CIVILIZATION, THE CIVIL CODE, AND “CHILD MARRIAGE” 119
11. 5. SPECIAL MOEURS AND MILITARY EXCEPTIONS 152
12. 6. CONVERSION, MIXED MARRIAGE, AND THE CORPOREALIZATION OF LAW 181
13. 7. THE SEXUAL POLITICS OF LEGAL REFORM 217
14. 8. COLONIAL LITERATURE AND CUSTOMARY LAW 250
15. EPILOGUE. Sex and the Centenary 282
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 295
17. INDEX 325