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The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II
Naor Ben-Yehoyada
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Description for The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In The Mediterranean Incarnate, anthropologist Naor Ben-Yehoyada takes us aboard the Naumachos for a thirty-seven-day voyage in the fishing grounds between Sicily and Tunisia. He also takes us on a historical exploration of the past eighty years to show how the Mediterranean has reemerged as a modern transnational region. From Sicilian poaching in North African territory to the construction of the TransMediterranean gas pipeline, Ben-Yehoyada examines the transformation of political action, imaginaries, and relations in the central Mediterranean while detailing the remarkable bonds that have formed between the Sicilians and Tunisians who live on its waters. The book centers on ... Read more
In The Mediterranean Incarnate, anthropologist Naor Ben-Yehoyada takes us aboard the Naumachos for a thirty-seven-day voyage in the fishing grounds between Sicily and Tunisia. He also takes us on a historical exploration of the past eighty years to show how the Mediterranean has reemerged as a modern transnational region. From Sicilian poaching in North African territory to the construction of the TransMediterranean gas pipeline, Ben-Yehoyada examines the transformation of political action, imaginaries, and relations in the central Mediterranean while detailing the remarkable bonds that have formed between the Sicilians and Tunisians who live on its waters. The book centers on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226451022
SKU
V9780226451022
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99-50
About Naor Ben-Yehoyada
Naor Ben-Yehoyada is assistant professor of anthropology at Columbia University.
Reviews for The Mediterranean Incarnate: Region Formation between Sicily and Tunisia since World War II
In this brilliant study, fishermen, mafiosi, labor activists, oil company executives, smugglers, and EU officials join forces to re-invent the Mediterranean. It is a dynamic, shape-shifting place, and Ben-Yehoyada shows us what it is made of: kinship, politics, historical disagreements, shared infrastructure, and (yes) succulent shrimp and lobster.
Andrew Shryock, University of Michigan Ben-Yehoyada's The Mediterranean Incarnate is outstanding ... Read more
Andrew Shryock, University of Michigan Ben-Yehoyada's The Mediterranean Incarnate is outstanding ... Read more