Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society,
"A fascinating, fresh interpretation of the mechanics of the twin codes  of Bedouin behavior: the 'code of honor' against which 'real men' are tested and  the 'code of modesty' which [Abu-Lughod] sees as a means for those falling short  of 'real manhood,' whether men or women, to attain moral worth. The argument is  compelling--it makes sense of honor killings, the veiling of women and a  seemingly excessive sexual modesty. There is a certain excitement here, as the  pieces of the puzzle fall into place."  --Inea Bushnaq,New York Times Book  Review"[A] brilliant study of moral constraint and personal expression . . .  detailed, immediate, and superbly composed."  --Clifford Geertz,American  Ethnologist