Behind the Veil in Arabia

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Part I
1. Introduction: Finding Our Way
2. Sohar: The First Exotic Glimpse
3. The Town and Its People
Part II
4. Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice
5. Socialization to the Practice of Segregation
6. The Burqa Facial Mask
7. Women's World
8. Honor and Self-realization
9. The Xanith: A Third Gender Role?
Part III
10. Diverse Interests in Marriage Establishment
11. The Bride Should Be a Virgin, the Groom Should Be a Man
12. The Visit of an Undutiful Daughter
13. Portrait of a Marriage
14. Role-realization in Marriage
Appendix: A Framework for the Analysis
References
Index