TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sonbol,Amira El Azhary
TI  - Women of  Jordan: Islam, labor & the law 
SN  - 0815629850 (pbk.) :
AV  - HQ1729 .S66 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Syracuse, NY
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Women
KW  - Jordan
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Woman in the Koran
KW  - Islam
KW  - Customs and practices
N1  - Includes bibliographic references (p. 281-286) and index; Introduction:  Women in Jordan today -- Background:  Qadis, 'Ash'ir, and modern law -- Women's history and work -- Women and work in Jordan today -- Laws of guardianship and the contsruction of gender -- Marriage, obedience, and work -- Honor cimes -- Regarding work and the modern Jordanian woman -- Conclusion:  What next?
ER  -