{"product_id":"kinship-islam-and-the-politics-of-marriage-in-jordan-affection-and-mercy-paperback-softback-9780253056443","title":"Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan; Affection and Mercy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253056443","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAffection and Mercy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoffrey F. Hughes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253056443\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 6 b\u0026amp;w illus. - 6 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey Hughes sets out to trace the \"marriage crisis\" in Jordan and the Middle East. Rapid institutional, technological, and intellectual shifts in Jordan have challenged the traditional notions of marriage and the role of powerful patrilineal kin groups in society by promoting an alternative ideal of romantic love between husband and wife. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on many years of fieldwork in rural\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJordan, \u003ci\u003eKinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e provides a firsthand look at how expectations around marriage are changing for young people in the Middle East even as they are still expected to raise money for housing, bridewealth, and a wedding. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e in Jordan offers an intriguing look at the contrasts between the traditional values and social practices of rural Jordanians around marriage and the challenges and expectations of young people as their families negotiate the concept of kinship as part of the future of politics, family dynamics, and religious devotion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A Crisis of Marriage, A Crisis of Legitimacy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The House: Changing Conceptions of Property and Domestic Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. The House\u003cbr\u003e2. The Housing Market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Proposal: Making Persons and Other Moral Agents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e3. The Delegation\u003cbr\u003e4. The Courthouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Wedding: Privatizing Joys?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5. The Feast\u003cbr\u003e6. The Chastity Society\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Affection and Mercy\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525341245720,"sku":"9780253056443","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kinship-islam-and-the-politics-of-marriage-in-jordan-affection-and-mercy-paperback-softback-9780253056443","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}