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Book SynopsisAddresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge
Trade Review[T]his volume is a valuable contribution to the general field of anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa. . . . Recommended.
* Choice *
This volume is a good addition to the anthropological body of work on the region.
* Social Anthropology *
Spanning audiences of undergraduates, graduates and established researchers, this volume will be an extremely useful reference point for scholars of the MENA region, in anthropology and beyond.
* African Studies Bulletin *
The volume, including its comprehensive bibliography, will benefit students of Middle East studies looking to see how anthropology contributes to the study of the region. Anthropology students will find theoretical topics germane not only to the region but also to broader anthropological conversations. Readers will also enjoy the fine ethnography that drives these major theoretical trajectories in the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa.
* Review of Middle East Studies *
Anthropology of the Middle East is a remarkable contribution to the field.
* Anthropology of Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Power and Knowledge in the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa Sherine Hafez and Susan Slyomovics
Part 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 Winegar
Part 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-Cantarella
Part 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. Hughes
Part 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 Badine
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