"Brilliantly conceptualized and thoroughly researched, Mounira Charrad's book breaks important new ground in the explanation of legal changes affecting women's rights. We learn why apparently similar countries have taken very different paths. This book is a 'must read' not only for students of North ...
"Brilliantly conceptualized and thoroughly researched, Mounira Charrad's book breaks important new ground in the explanation of legal changes affecting women's rights. We learn why apparently similar countries have taken very different paths. This book is a 'must read' not only for students of North Africa, but for everyone interested in the impact of nation-building and state policies on gender relations."--Theda Skocpol, author of "States and Social Revolutions
"Theoretically powerful and historically rich, this is an important study in comparative political sociology. Using the comparative method at its best to make a provocative argument about kin-based politics, Charrad gives us a new way of looking at state-building strategies."--Seymour M. Lipset, author of "Political Man
"In a stunning scholarly achievement, Charrad identifies the links between Islamic legal codes, kin-based political power and the subordination of women.J She traces the inner logic of political systems, showing how the different bases on which nations are built have very different implications for the rights of women."--Ann Swidler, author of "Talk of Love: How Culture Matters
"Charrad adds a new dimension to the consideration of women's rights and state formation not only in the Middle East, but throughout the world. In a rigorous comparative analysis of the origins and development of women's rights in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, she demonstrates how history and politics shape family law."--Elizabeth W. Fernea, author of "In Search of Islamic Feminism
"Necessary reading for those who wish to understand the role of state formation and cultural identity in diverse patterns of Muslim family lawreform, a legacy which continues to impact contemporary Muslim politics."--John Esposito, author of "Islam and Politics
"Charrad has offered one of the most systematic and insightful comparative analyses of the relationships b
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