Social Anthropology in the Arab World: The Fragmented History of an Uncomfortable Discipline

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· Berghahn Books
Ebook
384
Pages
Eligible
This book will become available on August 15, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this ebook

There are ongoing efforts in anthropology to decolonise its history and give fairer space to marginalised traditions. This book examines the history and institutionalisation of anthropology in the Maghreb, the Mashreq and the Gulf, in an open and collaborative manner and from various perspectives. Its primary focus is two-fold: first, to reorient the anthropological focus towards studies conducted in the region, particularly on the conditions conducive to the institutionalisation of anthropological knowledge; second, to shed light on anthropological studies in languages other than English. offering different theoretical and epistemological perspectives.

About the author

Abdullah Alajmi is an associate professor of anthropology at the American University of Kuwait. He has published several articles on Hadrami migration in Kuwait and beyond.

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