Queer Beirut / by Sofian Merabet.
Queer Beirut / by Sofian Merabet.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/53
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue. Itinerant Journeys -- Introduction -- 1. Producing Queer Space in Beirut: Zones of Encounter in Post-Civil-War Lebanon -- 2. Producing Prestige in and around Beirut: The Indiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and the Assertion of a Queer Presence -- 3. Walking through the Concrete Jungle: The...
Publication information
Publisher
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"Gender and sexual identity formation is an ongoing anthropological conversation in both Middle Eastern studies and urban studies, but the story of gay and lesbian identity in the Middle East is only just beginning to be told. Queer Beirut is the first ethnographic study of queer lives in the Arab Middle East. Drawing on anthropology, urban studies...
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Queer Beirut / by Sofian Merabet.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/53
Record Identifier
74VKJ0bEZgp3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ0bEZgp3
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ISBN
0292760965 hardcover
9780292760967 hardcover
DDC
306.76/620956925
MMS ID
991022312209702626
