{"product_id":"9780253116734","title":"Zenana: Everyday Peace in a Karachi Apartment Building","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthnic violence is a widespread concern, but we know very little about\u003cbr\u003e the micro-mechanics of coexistence in the neighborhoods around the world where\u003cbr\u003e inter-group peace is maintained amidst civic strife. In this ethnographic study of a\u003cbr\u003e multi-ethnic, middle-class high-rise apartment building in Karachi, Pakistan, Laura\u003cbr\u003e A. Ring argues that peace is the product of a relentless daily labor, much of it\u003cbr\u003e carried out in the zenana, or women's space. Everyday rhythms of life in the\u003cbr\u003e building are shaped by gender, ethnic and rural\/urban tensions, national culture,\u003cbr\u003e and competing interpretations of Islam. Women's exchanges between households --\u003cbr\u003e visiting, borrowing, helping -- and management of male anger are forms of creative\u003cbr\u003e labor that regulate and make sense of ethnic differences. Linking psychological\u003cbr\u003e senses of \"tension\" with anthropological views of the social significance\u003cbr\u003e of exchange, Ring argues that social-cultural tension is not so much resolved as\u003cbr\u003e borne and sustained by women's practices. Framed by a vivid and highly personal\u003cbr\u003e narrative of the author's interactions with her neighbors, her Pakistani in-laws,\u003cbr\u003e and other residents of the city, Zenana provides a rare glimpse into contemporary\u003cbr\u003e urban life in a Muslim society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124787626224,"sku":"9780253116734","price":17.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253116734_p0.jpg?v=1763680565","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253116734","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}