ANTA02H3 Chapter : Feeding Desire chp 1&2
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Chapter 1: the structure of the azawagh arab society is dysfunctional. Moor is of european derivation: the term also has a long history of european usage to refer to berber and arab peoples of other times and places, for example the moor invasion of spain and. Peace corps prelude: tchin tabaraden: tchin tabaraden, a town of about 5000 people, sprawling, dusty place at the end of a long gravel road, Tchin tabaraden consists of a grid of sandy laneslined by adobe walls. Fieldwork: tassara: religious leader (qadi) chief (sultan) When does fattening begin: girls are considered to be fattened when their first two milk teeth fall out, a girl is considered marriageable when she attains sexual desirability, not the ability to have children. Who fattens: hana: pity, three categories of women tend to take on the role of fattener , a grandmother, an aunt, especially a paternal aunt, a mother-in-law, if a girl is married young.
