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Control and Subversion: Gender Relations in Tajikistan

Control and Subversion: Gender Relations in Tajikistan

Harris, Colette

Paperback

Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society

IslamGeneral Gender StudiesWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0745321674
ISBN13: 9780745321677
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: Mar 20 2004
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.22 Depth: 8.54
Language: English
Control and Subversion investigates the relationship of gender to the inner workings of social control, such as exposing ways in which post-Soviet Tajikistan society threatens men's masculinity, thereby bringing them to force family members into conformity, irrespective of the suffering this may cause. Told through ethnographically collected life histories, the book examines how masculine and feminine gender characteristics influence personal relationships and explores gender relations at their most intimate - from the secret musings of adolescent girls, through the painful experiences of young men, to the trauma of sexual initiation. Although largely concentrating on contemporary life, the book also discusses historical materials and Soviet influence on Tajik society. Control and Subversion is essential reading for anyone interested in Central Asia, Muslim societies, the lives of Muslim women, or gender in a Muslim context.

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