[.ca] Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in ... (ISBN 1571813918)

A collection of insightful observations and cogent interview:
The thirteenth volume in the outstanding "New Directions In Anthropology" series from Berghahn Books, Defiance And Compliance: Negotiating Gender In Low-Income Cairo by Heba El-Kholy (Policy Advisor at the University Nations Development Program, New York) is a collection of insightful observations and cogent interviews derived from the residents of four low-income neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt. Focusing in particular on the pressures and struggles of indigent women striving to make ends meet in a labor market that frequently discriminates against them, Defiance And Compliance is commended as being a thoughtful and thought-provoking survey which offers much-needed insights on economic ramifications and their lasting effects.