| Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa: Into the New Millennium Contributor(s): Hafez, Sherine (Editor), Slyomovics, Susan (Editor), Anderson, Jon W. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0253007461 ISBN-13: 9780253007469 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - North - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 2012037380 |
| Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.71 lbs) 404 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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. |