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Middle East and Central Asia, The: An Anthropological Approach 4/e
Dale F. Eickelman
Published July 2001 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 2002, 384 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-13-033678-5
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Preface
Summary

Based on a synthesis of the extensive research of Middle Eastern and Western scholars, this lively anthropological introduction to the Middle East and Central Asia explores the socio-political complexities of those regions and introduces students to the questions that have been, and are being, developed by scholars and writers concerned with the two regions. KEY TOPICS: The volume provides an anthropological introduction to the Middle East, and Central Asia including region, economy, and society, personal and family relationships, change in practical ideologies, the cultural order of complex societies, religion and experience and the shape of change. MARKET: For individuals interested in an introduction to the Middle East and Central Asia.

Features

  • NEW - Online resources provide interactive approaches to the subject.

    • Keeps students actively engaged in the subject and facilitates further research and inquiry. Ex.___

  • NEW - References updated—new references and citations keep students abreast of new studies; new research and approaches offer current information that reflects recent findings and theories.

    • Provides students with timely, relevant approaches to the subject so they can become fully immersed in significant issues. Ex.___

  • Current concepts, issues, and alternative perspectives examined.

    • Provides students with interesting and relevant discussions that draw them into the material. Ex.___

  • Coverage of North African, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian economies and societies.

    • Provides students with extensive discussion of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, as well as emerging patterns of belief, practice, and identity. Ex.___

  • Analysis of kinship and family relationships, and gender, religious, and ethnic identities.

    • Provides students with a non-technical, in-depth analysis of issues affected by personal and collective identities. Ex.___

  • Political contexts and consequences of economic activities.

    • Familiarizes students with the social and cultural impact of such developments as massive labor emigration, arrival of oil and mineral wealth, urbanization, agricultural innovation. Ex.___

  • Changing interpretations of Middle Eastern and Central Asian societies.

    • Introduces students to changes in anthropological inquiry. Ex.___

  • Anthropological approaches in the Middle East vs. North America and Europe.

    • Introduces students to the differing cultural interpretations and presentations of historical information. Ex.___

  • Comprehensive examples of socio-political complexities of the regions.

    • Provides students with historical and contemporary examples drawn from a wide range of recent domestic and foreign studies. Ex.___

  • Maps, diagrams, and illustrations.

    • Provides students with visual reinforcement of material presented. Ex.___

  • Critical footnotes and suggested readings.

    • Provides students with extensive references for further study. Ex.___
Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

 1. Anthropology, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

 2. Intellectual Predecessors: East and West.

II. LOCATIONS: REGION, ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY.

 3. Village and Community.

 4. Pastoral Nomadism.

 5. Cities in Their Place.

III. CONSTRUCTED MEANINGS.

 6. What Is a Tribe?

 7. Personal and Family Relationships.

 8. Change in Practical Ideologies: Self, Gender, and Ethnicity.

 9. The Cultural Order of Complex Societies.

IV. RELIGION AND EXPERIENCE.

10. Islam and the “Religions of the Book.”

V. THE SHAPE OF CHANGE.

11. State Authority and Society.

Appendix: Internet Resources for the Middle East and Central Asia.

Glossary.

Index.



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