Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter I -- Aleppo; Chapter II -- The Souk; Chapter III -- Syria; Chapter IV -- Reflections on Teaching and Learning in Syria; Coda: January 2006; Further Reading; Index
Summary
When Princeton anthropologist John Borneman arrived in Syria's second-largest city in 2004 as a visiting Fulbright professor, he took up residence in what many consider a ""rogue state"" on the frontline of a ""clash of civilizations"" between the Orient and the West. Hoping to understand intimate interactions of religious, political, and familial authority in this secular republic, Borneman spent much time among different men, observing and becoming part of their everyday lives. Syrian Episodes is the striking result. Recounting his experience of living in Aleppo's ancient mar
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index
