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Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa – Into the New Millennium: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa

Autor Sherine Hafez, Susan Slyomovics, Jon W. Anderson, Paul A. Silverstein, Nefissa Naguib
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iun 2013
This volume combines ethnographic accounts of fieldwork with overviews of recent anthropological literature about the region on topics such as Islam, gender, youth, and new media that are of particular relevance for understanding the "Arab Spring" of 2011. It addresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge. Contributors include established and emerging scholars known for the depth and quality of their ethnographic writing and for their interventions in current theory.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253007537
ISBN-10: 0253007534
Pagini: 404
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Seria Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa


Cuprins

Introduction: Power and Knowledge in the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa / Sherine Hafez and Susan SlyomovicsPart I. Knowledge Production in Middle East and North Africa Anthropology 1. State of the State of the Art Studies: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa / Susan Slyomovics; 2. Identity and Difference in the Middle East and North Africa: A Review Essay / Seteney Shami and Nefissa Naguib; 3. Anthropology's Middle Eastern Prehistory: An Archaeology of Knowledge / Jon W. Anderson; 4. The Pragmatics and Politics of Anthropological Collaboration on the North African Frontier / Paul A. Silverstein; 5. Post-Cold War Politics of Middle East Anthropology: Insights from a Transitional Generation Confronting the War on Terror / Lara Deeb and Jessica WinegarPart II. Subjectivities: Youth, Gender, Family and Tribe in the Middle East and North African Nation-State 6. Anthropology of the Future: Arab Youth and the State of the State / Suad Joseph; 7. The Memory Work of Anthropologists: Gendered Studies of Conflicts and the "Heroic Life" in Middle East and North Africa / Sondra Hale; 8. Rejecting Authenticity in the Desert Landscapes of the Modern Middle East: Development Processes in the Jiddat il-Harasiis, Oman / Dawn Chatty; 9. Notable Families and Capitalist Parasites in Egypt's Former Free Zone: Law, Trade, and Uncertainty / Christine Hegel-CantarellaPart III: Anthropology of Religion and Secularism in the Middle East and North Africa 10. Will the Rational Religious Subject Please Stand Up? Muslim Subjects and the Analytics of Religion / Sherine Hafez; 11. Defining and Enforcing Islam in Secular Turkey / Kim Shively; 12. Sharia in Diaspora: Displacement, Exclusion and Anthropology of the Displaced Middle East / Susanne Dahlgren; 13. A Place to Belong: Colonial Pasts, Modern Discourses, and Contraceptive Practices in Morocco / Cortney L. HughesPart IV: Anthropology and New Media in the Virtual Middle East and North Africa 14. "Our Master's Call": Mass Media and the People in Morocco's 1975 Green March / Emilio Spadola; 15. The Construction of Virtual Identities: On-line Tribalism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond / Sebastian Maisel; 16. Youth, Peace, and New Media in the Middle East / Charlotte Karagueuzian and Pamela Chrabieh BadineReferences; Contributors; Index

Recenzii

The first attempt in many years to bring together anthropologists working in the Middle East and North Africa, and to publish their work together. The volume is unique and should have a wide readership in MENA anthropology and beyond.--Marcia C. Inhorn, Yale University

Descriere

Addresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge