Another Arabesque: Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592135394)

Offering a novel approach to the study of ethnicity in the neoliberal market, "Another Arabesque "is the first full-length book in English to focus on the estimated seven million Arabs in Brazil. With insights gained from interviews and fieldwork, John Tofik Karam 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. At the same time, he recounts how Syrian-Lebanese descendents have increasingly self-identified as Arabs. Karam demonstrates how Syrian-Lebanese ethnicity in Brazil has intensified through market liberalization, government transparency, and consumer diversification. Utilizing an ethnographic approach, he employs current social and business phenomena as springboards for investigation and discussion. Uncovering how Arabness appears in places far from the Middle East, "Another Arabesque "makes a new and valuable contribution to the study of how identity is formed and shaped in the modern world.

Author: John Tofik Karam
ISBN-10: 1592135390
ISBN-13: 9781592135394
Publisher: Temple University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.32w x 0.78d