:middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen
/ Janine A. Clark
Bloomington, Ind.
: Indiana University Press
, 2004.
xvii, 236 p
.
; 24 cm
(Indiana series in Middle East studies)
Electronic
Includes bibliographical references and index
Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes -- Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks -- The Islamic center charity society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class -- The islah charitable society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and dawa -- The significance of being middle class.