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  • A Political Anthropology of Yemen

    Concept and Critique

    by Steven C. Caton, Kamilia Al-Eriani, Martha Mundy, Luca Nevola, Susanne Dahlgren, Nathalie Peutz, Angie Heo, Marina De Regt, Path to Open ...
    Series series Path to Open
    At a time when Yemen has been ravaged by a decade of war and subject to myriad political and military interventions, the essays in this collection serve as a timely reminder of the need for grounded anthropological study in even the harshest of circumstances. From tribesmen to refugees, revolutionaries to farmers, state workers to charity workers, intellectuals to the unemployed and the destitute, ... Read more

    $28.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anthropology, Film Industries, Modularity

    Edited by Ramyar D. Rossoukh, Steven C. Caton ...
    From Bangladesh and Hong Kong to Iran and South Africa, film industries around the world are rapidly growing at a time when new digital technologies are fundamentally changing how films are made and viewed. Larger film industries like Bollywood and Nollywood aim to attain Hollywood's audience and profitability, while smaller, less commercial, and often state-funded enterprises support various ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Yemen Chronicle

    An Anthropology of War and Mediation

    by Steven C. Caton ...
    A report like no other from the heart of the Arab Middle EastIn 1979, Steven C. Caton went to a remote area of Yemen to do fieldwork on the famous oral poetry of its tribes. The recent hostage crisis in Iran made life perilous for a young American in the Middle East; worse, he was soon embroiled in a dangerous local conflict. Yemen Chronicle is Caton's touchingly candid acount of the extraordinary ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Yemen

    Edited by Steven C. Caton ...
    Series series Middle East in Focus
    Yemen is a country that is critical to U.S. security and our political interests, yet most Americans know virtually nothing about it. This book unlocks its secrets and explains its complexities in simple yet compelling language.A nation with a rich civilization that has spanned 3,000 years, Yemen is the only democratic republic in the Arabian Peninsula. While events in modern-day Yemen are often ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Turkey

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    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
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  • A Dictionary of Film Studies

    by Annette Kuhn, Guy Westwell ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    A Dictionary of Film Studies covers all aspects of its discipline as it is currently taught at undergraduate level. Offering exhaustive and authoritative coverage, this A-Z is written by experts in the field, and covers terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism; national, international, and transnational cinemas; film history, movements, and genres; film industry ... Read more

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  • The War for Afghanistan: A Very Brief History

    From Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History

    by Thomas J. Barfield ...
    Series Book 9 - Princeton Shorts
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  • The Struggle for Egypt

    From Nasser to Tahrir Square

    by Steven A. Cook ...
    The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt, however. A half century ago, Egypt under Nasser became the ... Read more

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