The Resource An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world, Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world, Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
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- Summary
- For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them?and him?laugh.?When I tell them that?anthropology? is my profession ... they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine.? This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri?s astute memoir of life as an anthropologist i
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 196 pages)
- Contents
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- Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain
- List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index
- Isbn
- 9781281957269
- Label
- An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world
- Title
- An invitation to laughter
- Title remainder
- a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world
- Statement of responsibility
- Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
- Subject
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- Arab countries
- Arab countries -- Social life and customs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists
- Biographies
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Ethnologists
- Ethnologists -- Lebanon -- Biography
- Ethnology -- Arab countries -- Fieldwork
- Ethnology -- Fieldwork
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Lebanon
- Manners and customs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them?and him?laugh.?When I tell them that?anthropology? is my profession ... they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine.? This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri?s astute memoir of life as an anthropologist i
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Dewey number
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- 305.80092
- B
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- GN21.K48
- LC item number
- A3 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Khūrī, Sonia Jalbout
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Ethnologists
- Ethnology
- Arab countries
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Ethnologists
- Ethnology
- Manners and customs
- Arab countries
- Lebanon
- Label
- An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world, Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-187) and index
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- online resource
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- multicolored
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- Contents
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- Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain
- List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index
- Control code
- 309216008
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 196 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281957269
- Level of compression
- unknown
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- computer
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- rdamedia
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- c
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- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)309216008
- Label
- An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world, Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-187) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain
- List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index
- Control code
- 309216008
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 196 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281957269
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- a33c9bfe-3959-4186-9dde-97623c2b9de4
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)309216008
Subject
- Arab countries
- Arab countries -- Social life and customs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists
- Biographies
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Ethnologists
- Ethnologists -- Lebanon -- Biography
- Ethnology -- Arab countries -- Fieldwork
- Ethnology -- Fieldwork
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq
- Lebanon
- Manners and customs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies
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