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Contents vii Acknowledgments ix 1. Introduction 1 2. Moroccan Women in Morocco and in Israel 13 3. Becoming a Semiprofessional 35 4. Transforming One’s Self and One’s Body 51 5. Acquiring Educational Credentials 67 6. A Divorcée Does It on Her Own 81 7. Comfortable in Her Own Skin 95 8. Privilege and Its Discontent 107 9. Discussion: Paths to Middle-Class Mobility 121 Methodology Appendix: Classifying the Women 151 Notes 155 Bibliography 179 Index 195 ...

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