A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1118475615 ISBN 13: 9781118475614

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2015

Riassunto

A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East presents a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in anthropological research and activism in the modern Middle East.

• Named as one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles of 2016 
• Offers critical perspectives on the theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical goals of anthropology in the Middle East
• Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation in the Middle Eastern region and its relations with other areas of the world
• Features contributions by top experts in various Middle East anthropological specialties
• Features in-depth coverage of issues drawn from religion, the arts, language, politics, political economy, the law, human rights, multiculturalism, and globalization

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Recensione

"Anyone seriously interested in the most recent anthropological research on the Middle East can do no better than read this excellent collection of essays. The editor is to be congratulated."

Talal Asad, City University of New York 

L'autore

Soraya Altorki is Professor of Anthropology at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is the author or co-author of five books and many journal articles and book chapters in the area of the anthropology of the Arab world, including studies on the family, gender, youth, religion, and political economy.

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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1118475615
• ISBN 13: 9781118475614
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 542
• Redattore: Altorki Soraya