{"product_id":"colonial-effects-joseph-massad-9780231123235","title":"Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan","description":"\u003cp\u003eColonial 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Massad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023112323X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231123235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.36w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 1644","brand":"Joseph Massad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913479946495,"sku":"9780231123235","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_81327bdc-3520-45af-a1ae-a667a5fc3928.jpg?v=1680620602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-effects-joseph-massad-9780231123235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}