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Tents & Pyramids - by Fuad I Khuri (Hardcover)

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  • This study deals with an unusual and absorbing topic: how the Arabs see and deal with reality and the implications this has for the nature of power in the Arab world.
  • About the Author: Fuad I. Khuri was a leading anthropologist of the Middle East and a distinguished Lebanese writer and academic.
  • 170 Pages
  • Social Science, Anthropology

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This study deals with an unusual and absorbing topic: how the Arabs see and deal with reality and the implications this has for the nature of power in the Arab world. Tents and pyramids are, metaphorically, opposed mental images; the first signifies the absence of hierarchy and graded authority, the second the presence of both, Khuri argues that the Arabs perceive both social and physical reality as a series of discrete, non-pyramidal structures that are inherently equal in value - much like a Bedouin encampment composed of tents scattered haphazardly on a flat desert surface with no visible hierarchy.



About the Author



Fuad I. Khuri was a leading anthropologist of the Middle East and a distinguished Lebanese writer and academic. He wrote extensively in English and Arabic on various aspects of Arab culture and society. Fuad I. Khuri died in 2003.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.12 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .68 Inches (D)
Weight: .63 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 170
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Anthropology
Publisher: Saqi Books
Theme: Cultural & Social
Format: Hardcover
Author: Fuad I Khuri
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2000
TCIN: 1005546504
UPC: 9780863563348
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-0301
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.68 inches length x 5.46 inches width x 8.12 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.63 pounds
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