Social Anthropology in the Arab World

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.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNotes on TransliterationIntroduction: Social Anthropology in the Arab World: The Fragmented History of an Uncomfortable DisciplineAbdullah Alajmi, Daniele Cantini, Irene Maffi and Imed MellitiPart IIntroductionIrene Maffi and Imed MellitiChapter 1. Fanny Colonna and Anthropology in Algeria and the MaghrebLoïc Le PapeChapter 2. Fieldwork Encounters and Reflexivity by Abdellah Hammoudi: Arab Anthropology as Alternative Episteme?Fadma Ait Mous and Mohamed SammouniChapter 3. The Trajectory of an Anthropologist at Home: Theoretical and Ethnographic IssuesHassan RachikChapter 4. Reflections on the Anthropologies of the Arab GulfLaure AssafChapter 5. The Challenges of Anthropology in the Arab Gulf: Few Reflections on the Omani CaseMaho SebianeChapter 6. Tracing Histories and Institutional Developments of Anthropology in EgyptAmal Abdrabo and Daniele CantiniChapter 7. Anthropology in Tunisia: An Eventful HistoryImed MellitiChapter 8. The History of Anthropology in Algeria – Weakly Anchored in SocietyAicha Benabed and Mohamed MebtoulChapter 9. Anthropology in Morocco: The Double AbsenceZakaria RhaniPart IIIntroduction: Changes and Continuities in Research TopicsAbdullah Alajmi and Daniele CantiniChapter 10. ‘Narrative Sovereignty’? Anthropology, Language and the Politics of ResearchMyriam AchourChapter 11. Anthropological Approaches to IslamDaniele Cantini and Hassan RachikChapter 12. Anthropology of Cities in the Arab CountriesFranck MermierChapter 13. Anthropology and Ethnography of Migration: The Arab GulfAbdullah AlajmiChapter 14. Being Borrowed: Encounters of Collaborative and Creative Knowledge Production in Researching Migration to the GulfFarah HallabaChapter 15. At the Margins of Cultural Memory: Obscuring Women in UAE Heritage, Historiography and NationhoodLaila PragerChapter 16. The Emergence of Medicine and Health as Legitimate Objects of Research in Arab AnthropologyIrene Maffi and Saadia RadiChapter 17. Studying Trauma in Anthropology on the Arab WorldSarah El-BulbeisiIndex

“This is a timely, and significant work. The chapters in this book are diverse and cover a wide geographic context.” • Yasmine Moataz Ahmed, The American University in Cairo“Far from being merely another postcolonial commentary on the mistakes and deficiencies of past anthropological approaches, the chapters optimistically seek paths forward that may allow anthropology to make a greater contribution to perspectives and conditions in the Arab world.” · Choice Recommended