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ontents
Editorial 2
Caroline Sweettnan
A voice of alarm: a historian s view of the family 8
Anna Arroba
Patriarchy and development in the Arab world 14
Suad Joseph
Fighting female infanticide by working with midwives: an Indian case study 20
Ranjani K Murthy
Female-headed families: a comparative perspective of the Caribbeanand the developed world 28
Sheila Stuart
Structures and processes: land, families, and gender relations 35
Susie
Jacobs
Women, the law, and the family in Tunisia 43
Hafidha Chekir
Marginalisation and gay families in Latin America and the Caribbean 47
Dinnys Luciano Ferdinand
Child-care and the benefits trap: a case from the UK 52
Annie Oliver
Interview: Maria Isabal Plata of PROFAMILIA 54Resources 57Book review: Kampala Women Getting By: Weil-Being in the Time of AIDS bySandra Wallman et al 57
Ambreena S Manji
Further reading 60NGOs and UN organisations 62Audio-visual resources 64
Gender and Development Vol 4, No. 2, June 1996
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