Lebanon Adrift is an invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society for students, academics, and the general reader alike.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Samir Khalaf is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut. He has held academic positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, MIT and New York University. His other books include Cultural Resistance, Heart of Beirut, Sexuality in the Arab World (co-edited with John H. Gagnon), Arab Society and Culture and Arab Youth (both titles co-edited with Roseanne Saad Khalaf), all published by Saqi Books.
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Contents Preface by Ghassan Hage???7 Prologue?13 1. On Protracted and Displaced Collective Violence ?31 2. The Spaces of War and Postwar: Reflections on Collective Memory, Identity and Nostalgia?75 3. Consumerism in a Traumatized Society?115 4. Touting Luxury, Sensuality and Image ?161 5. The Allure of the Spectacle and Kitsch??210 6. Prospects for Transforming Consumers Into Citizens ?240 Epilogue ?267 Bibliography 275 Acknowledgments 287 Index?289
Contents Preface by Ghassan Hage???7 Prologue?13 1. On Protracted and Displaced Collective Violence ?31 2. The Spaces of War and Postwar: Reflections on Collective Memory, Identity and Nostalgia?75 3. Consumerism in a Traumatized Society?115 4. Touting Luxury, Sensuality and Image ?161 5. The Allure of the Spectacle and Kitsch??210 6. Prospects for Transforming Consumers Into Citizens ?240 Epilogue ?267 Bibliography 275 Acknowledgments 287 Index?289
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