Colonial Effects – The Making of National Identity in Jordan - Softcover

Massad, Joseph

 
9780231123235: Colonial Effects – The Making of National Identity in Jordan
Softcover
ISBN 10: 023112323X ISBN 13: 9780231123235
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Colonial Effects analyzes the creation and definition of modern Jordanian identity. Massad studies two key institutions-- the law and the military--and uses them to create an original and precise analysis of the development of Jordanian national identity in the postcolonial period. Joseph A. Massad engages recent scholarly debates on nationalism and richly fulfills the analytical promise of Michel Foucault's insight that modern institutions and their power to have productive, not merely repressive or coercive, capacities-though Massad also stresses their continued repressive function. His argument is advanced by a consideration of evidence, including images produced by state tourist agencies aimed at attracting Western visitors, the changing and precarious position of women in the newly constructed national space, and such practices as soccer games, music, songs, food, clothing, and shifting accents and dialects.

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About the Author

Joseph A. Massad is assistant professor of modern Arab politics and intellectual history in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He won the Malcolm Kerr Dissertation Award for this work from the Middle East Studies Association.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
023112323X
ISBN 13 
9780231123235
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
410

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