Anthropology's politics : disciplining the Middle East /

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U.S. involvement in the Middle East has brought the region into the media spotlight and made it a hot topic in American college classrooms. At the same time, anthropology--a discipline committed to on-the-ground research about everyday lives and social worlds--has increasingly been criticized as &qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Deeb, Lara, 1974- (Author), Winegar, Jessica (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
American Anthropological Association. > Middle East Section.
American Anthropological Association. > Middle East Section
Anthropology > Political aspects > Middle East.
Universities and colleges > Political aspects > United States.
Universités > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Universities and colleges > Political aspects
Culturele antropologie.
Politieke beïnvloeding.
Middle East
United States
Midden-Oosten.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Introduction: Academics and Politics; 1. Becoming a Scholar; 2. Making It through Graduate School; 3. Navigating Conflicts on the Job; 4. Building Disciplinary Institutions; 5. Dis/Engaging the War on Terror; Conclusion: Undisciplining Anthropology's Politics; Appendix A: Methods; Appendix B: AAA Motions and Resolutions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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