Lebanon Adrift

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Lebanon Adrift is an invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society for students, academics, and the general reader alike. Zusammenfassung An invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society by the foremost scholar on Lebanese politics and society.

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Lebanon Adrift is an invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society for students, academics, and the general reader alike.

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An invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society by the foremost scholar on Lebanese politics and society.

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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