
Marriage on Trial by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Taking an inter-disciplinary approach which straddles law, anthropology sociology and women's studies, Mir-Hosseini shows how women can turn even the most patriarchal elements of Islamic law to their advantage and achieve their personal marital aims.
'One of the best, most original and liveliest books on the subject I have ever read.. The author does what few writers on the subject are able to do. She goes beyond the classical text-books of fiqh, and asks how law is actually interpreted, administered and used in Muslim societies.' - Albert Hourani
Ziba Mir-Hosseini is the co-director of the acclamed documentary film 'Divorce Iranian Style', filmed in Tehran and based on this book.
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ISBN 13 | 9781860646089 |
ISBN 10 | 1860646085 |
Title | Marriage on Trial |
Author | Ziba Mir-Hosseini |
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Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Year published | 2011-04-30 |
Number of pages | 272 |
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