Consuming Desires

Consuming Desires
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 416
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ISBN-10 : 9780804761550
ISBN-13 : 0804761558
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Download or read book Consuming Desires written by Frances Hasso and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consuming Desires examines new forms of marriage emerging in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in reaction, in part, to the governments' increasing attempts to control sexuality with shari'a law.


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