Another Arabesque - Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil

Klappentext A revealing investigation of changing identity in a globalizing world Zusammenfassung Offering a different approach to the study of ethnicity in the neoliberal market, this work focuses on the Arabs in Brazil. It examines how Brazilians of Syrian-Lebanese descent have gained greater visibility and prominence as the country has embraced its globalizing economy, particularly its relations with Arab Gulf nations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Politics of Privilege Part I: Imagining Political-Economy 1: Pariahs to Partners in the Export Nation; 2: Eth(n)ics and Transparent State Reform Part II: Remodeling the Nationalist Order 3: Turcos in the Market Model of Racial Democracy; 4: Mixing Christians! Cloning Muslims Part III: Marketing Ethnic Culture 5: Ethnic Re-Appropriation in the Country Club Circuit; 6: Air Turbulence in Homeland Tourism Conclusion: In Secure Futures: Arabness! Neoliberalism! and Brazil

Product details

• Authors: John Tofik Karam
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2007
• EAN: 9781592135394
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-539-4
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Brasilien