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Tribal Modern : Branding New Nations in the Arab Gulf by Miriam Cooke (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520280105

ISBN-139780520280106

eBay Product ID (ePID)160175338

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTribal Modern : Branding New Nations in the Arab Gulf

Publication Year2014

SubjectGender Studies, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorMiriam Cooke

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-019649

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsCooke is at her best scrutinising how the Gulf projects this tribal modern brand in its heritage industry., Cooke's eclectic depiction of the reinvention of tribal identity makes use of the Arabic term barzakh, which she defines as the meeting -- but not commingling -- of two distinct elements, to capture the chemistry between tribal heritage and modernity., Cooke_s eclectic depiction of the reinvention of tribal identity makes use of the Arabic term barzakh, which she defines as the meeting -- but not commingling -- of two distinct elements, to capture the chemistry between tribal heritage and modernity., Fascinating . . . . Her deft interweaving of examples from film, art, literature and architecture to reinforce her conceptual ideas helps to build a diverse and thought-provoking set of arguments. . . . The book is surprisingly accessible and a fairly quick read.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.09536

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Uneasy Cosmopolitanism a. A Millennial Crossroad b. Cities of Salt c. Contamination 2. Pure Blood and the New Nation a. The British b. Nationalizing Tribes c. Tribal Marriages d. DNA and Money 3. The Idea of the Tribe a. Invention of Tribes b. Tribal Classes 4. The Brand a. Invention of Traditions b. Thinking through the Barzakh 5. Building the Brand a. National Museums b. Vernacular Architecture c. Nationalizing Vernacular Architecture 6. Heritage Engineering a. Modernizing Differently b. Heritage Sports c. Pearl Diving d. Orientalist Art as Tribal History e. The Heart of Doha 7. Performing the Nation a. Tribal Dress in Gulf History b. The Million's Poet c. Neo-Bedouin Language 8. Gendering the Tribal Modern a. Uneasy Cosmopolitanism Again b. Pathologizing the Gender Barzakh c. Women Writing in the Barzakh d. The Terrible Cold Conclusion Acknowledgments Bibliography

SynopsisIn the 1970s, one of the most torrid and forbidding regions in the world burst on to the international stage. The discovery and subsequent exploitation of oil allowed tribal rulers of the U.A.E, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait to dream big. How could fishermen, pearl divers and pastoral nomads catch up with the rest of the modernized world? Even today, society is skeptical about the clash between the modern and the archaic in the Gulf. But could tribal and modern be intertwined rather than mutually exclusive? Exploring everything from fantasy architecture to neo-tribal sports and from Emirati dress codes to neo-Bedouin poetry contests, Tribal Modern explodes the idea that the tribal is primitive and argues instead that it is an elite, exclusive, racist, and modern instrument for branding new nations and shaping Gulf citizenship and identity-an image used for projecting prestige at home and power abroad., In the 1970s, one of the most torrid and forbidding regions in the world burst on to the international stage. The discovery and subsequent exploitation of oil allowed tribal rulers of the U.A.E, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait to dream big. How could fishermen, pearl divers and pastoral nomads catch up with the rest of the modernized world? Even today, society is skeptical about the clash between the modern and the archaic in the Gulf. But could tribal and modern be intertwined rather than mutually exclusive? Exploring everything from fantasy architecture to neo-tribal sports and from Emirati dress codes to neo-Bedouin poetry contests, Tribal Modern explodes the idea that the tribal is primitive and argues instead that it is an elite, exclusive, racist, and modern instrument for branding new nations and shaping Gulf citizenship and identity--an image used for projecting prestige at home and power abroad.

LC Classification NumberGN640.C66 2014