Making do in Damascus
Subtitle: navigating a generation of change in family and work
By: Sally K. Gallagher
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Contemporary issues in the middle east
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780815632993
Subjects: Social conditions; Women; Economic conditions; Identity; Work and family
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting beyond the stereotypes; title: The Arab Republic of Syria; title: Education, expectations, and opportunities; title: Engagement, faith, and family; title: Cutting the melon: choices in married life; title: Paying for the honey: managing work and family; title: Technology, security, and social change; title: Crafting lives: agency and resources under Bashar Al-Asad.