States & Women's Rights - The Making of Postcolonial Tunisia, Algeria & Morocco

List of Maps and Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Note on Foreign Terms and Transliteration xvii Introduction 1(14) PART 1. SIMILARITIES: COMMON HERITAGE OF THE MAGHRIB 15(70) State Formation in Kin-Based Societies 17(11) States, Nations, and Local Solidarities 18(3) Central/Local Tension in the History of the Maghrib 21(2) The ``Republics of Cousins'' in Politics 23(5) Islam and Family Law: An Unorthodox View 28(23) The Law in Islam 29(2) Islamic Family Law 31(14) Customary Law 45(6) Women Ally with the Devil: Gender, Unity, and Division 51(17) Men as Unity 53(2) Women as Division 55(2) Marriage Alliances: Ideology and Reality 57(4) Veils and Walls 61(7) Men Work with Angels: Power of the Tribe 68(17) Ties That Bind: Tribal Solidarity 70(7) Tribes, Islamic Unity, and Markets 77(3) Tribes and Central Authority 80(5) PART 2. HISTORICAL DIFFERENCES 85(60) The Precolonial Polity: National Variations 87(27) Tunisia: Early Development of Centralized Institutions 89(9) Algeria: Tribal Isolation and Weak State 98(5) Morocco: Land of Governemt Versus Land of Dissidence 103(6) Family Law as Mirror of the Polity 109(5) Colonial Rule: French Strategies 114(31) Form of Colonial Domination 115(16) Colonial Manipulation of Family Law 131(14) PART 3. THREE PATHS TO NATION-STATE AND FAMILY LAW 145(88) Palace, Tribe, and Preservation of Islamic Law: Morocco 147(22) Colaition between Place and Tribe (1940s-50s) Islamic Family Law Preserved: Choice of the Monarchy (1950s) 158(11) Elite Divisions and the Law in Gridlock: Algeria 169(32) Partial Reliance on Kin-Based Groups (1950s-60s) 170(13) Family Law Held Hostage to Political Divisions (1950s-80s) 183(18) State Autonomy from Tribe and Family Law Reform: Tunisia 201(32) State Autonomy from Tribes (1930s-50s) 202(13) The Transformation of Family Law (1930s-50s) 215(18) Conclusion. State-Building, Family Law, and Women's Rights 233(10) History, Strategy, and Policy 234(4) Some Theoretical Implications 238(5) Glossary 243(4) Notes 247(54) Selected Bibliography 301(18) Author Index 319(8) Subject Index 327